Get your school in the book!

I am in the final stages of creating the database that will be used for the second edition of our online high schools book. If you are an online school, high school or not, please send us an email for possible inclusion in this book or other books to be published in 2012.

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.

New Design for Best Online High Schools

Yes, you are correct!

No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you.

After three years of regular service, Best Online High Schools now has a new design. It is our hope that this design will serve you better, but also will allow us to do our side of things better. A win-win (or that is our hope)!

Leave a comment and tell us what you think!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from Best Online High Schools. I hope that you enjoy your day!

2nd Edition out in January

Yes, it is really going to happen. The second edition of Complete Guide to Online High Schools will be out in January 2011. Without revealing too much, there will also be a second book out in the spring of 2011.

And, having said all that, we have a couple of surprises coming up very quickly. It involves the website, involves books, and involves other things as well. 2011 is scheduled to be a big year for us. Hope you will stay around.

Revitalized Sister Site: Virtual School News

If you follow what goes on in the world of online schools of whatever level, you should consider taking a look at Virtual School News. More and better news updated daily. Please take a look.

Half a million, baby!!!

I am pleased to announce that Best Online High Schools has now reached 500,000 hits on online high school listings. We continue to be the largest site solely devoted to online high schools and we have you all to thank.

So, thank you and, please, keep coming back!