Have you ever wondered what it is like to be an online high school student. The Mohave Daily News has an interview with a young lady where she describes exactly what it is like to be an online high school student at iQ Academy. See:

Keyboard providing another way to learn

The single greatest mistake that readers make when they come here is that they use the alphabet.

What, you say, is wrong with looking at schools in alphabetical order? Absolutely nothing except that you never finish the task. Schools that are closer to the A’s are viewed much more often than schools that are closer to the Z’s. I would encourage you to check out schools further down the list. You will appreciate the differences.

I guarantee it!

If you have ever wondered how college admissions folks view homeschoolers, here is an article in the Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne, Indiana on that very topic. The article begins:

Alicia Pyle, 20, has no trouble negotiating the range of emotions ? not to mention the notes ? of Rachmaninoff?s ?Concerto No. 2?s? third movement.

Indeed, she knows it so well, she performed it last year as a guest artist for the Fort Wayne Philharmonic.

Ms. Pyle was homeschooled for her entire high school career. To see the rest of the article, go here.

Samantha Whittle, in a guest opinion column in the Tucson Citizen, discusses how comparable online high schools are to traditional ones and that they are even better in some respects. She begins:

Today’s generation of always-on-the-go, technology-savvy youth commands a learning environment providing fast information, flexible schedules and personalized attention.

Virtual schools provide just that – a self-paced, self-directed, individualized learning setting.

For the rest of Whittle’s opinion, click here.

Missouri Virtual Education program, in its plans to develop a virtual high school for fall 2007, has selected Kaplan to provide its online high school curriculum. Kaplan will partner with eCollege to provide a platform and software developer BocaVox to “provide course content, curriculum development, online instruction and administration tools,” according to Kaplan. Northwest Missouri State University Center of Information Technology will serve as project manager.

For the rest of the article, click here.

Loyal readers will note that we have begun to add additional online high schools. While these are not sponsors of BestOnlineHighSchools.com, they do have programs available.

They are certainly worth a look. In the coming weeks, more schools will be added.

If you have ever thought about purchasing a copy of Complete Guide to Online High Schools: Distance learning options for teens & adults, but either live outside the U.S. or didn’t want to pay $14.95, it is now possible to buy a downloadable version. Just click on the button below. It is only $8.95.

Complete Guide to Online High Schools: Distance learning options for teens & adults

You can see a description of the e-book here.