Day in the life of a Connections Academy Family

I like this video because it gives you the opportunity to look inside what life can be like for a real family with online students. Enjoy!

Note: Connections Academies were purchased last week by publishing giant Pearson (who also owns NovaNet and Pearson Virtual Learning).

Online GED exams are still not real

Apparently, my post yesterday about the fact that there is no such thing as online GED exams has brought the loonies out of the woodwork. Mostly the posts and the emails were along the line of:

Yeah, but we’re different!

That may be true, but it doesn’t matter. A GED is a specific sort of thing. When we talk about GEDs, we are talking about the examination program that is run by the American Council on Education. Anything that is not that is not a GED.

But thank you for reading!

What is an online GED exam?

While the GED Testing Service clearly doesn’t understand online high schools well, they do a reasonable job of stating that there is no such thing as an online GED test. What’s that you say? Yes, that’s right. While I know you can find such a thing if you do Google searches, those are all fake.

Which is the best online high school?

This must be the most common question that I receive. Unfortunately, it is also the question that is the most difficult to answer. Can I give you an answer? Sure, but first you need to tell me:

  1. In which state do you live?
  2. Do you prefer working in groups or alone?
  3. Are you able to pay to attend?
  4. Are you comfortable with technology?
  5. Do you prefer to do more of your work online or off-line?
  6. Is your preference for 100% online or is some face-to-face acceptable?
  7. How much interaction do you want with other students?
  8. How much interaction do you want with teachers?
  9. Will you need additional support in order to be successful?
  10. How available are your parents to support your efforts?

And on. And on. And on and on. You get the point.

Importantly, even if I had the answers to all of those questions, I still could not tell you the name of the best online high school. What I might be able to do is tell you the name of the best online high school for you.

And that should be more than enough. Because, of course, unless you are doing a study of online high schools, you really only need to know which is the best option for you.

All of that being said, I am going to showcase a few schools this week to give you an idea of what is available out there.

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