Pentagon plans virtual parents
When Sgt. Dad or Lt. Mom can’t call home via phone or the Internet, their children will be able to communicate with a virtual parent — if a new Pentagon project works as planned. It’s a bit Orwellian,...
View ArticleCyber-schools on the rise
In The Rise of Cyber-Schools in The New Atlantis, Liam Julian points out that home-based cyber-schools rely on a parent to keep students on task, even if parents aren’t acting as instructors. The...
View ArticleA teacher in virtual charter hell
After 15 Months in Virtual Charter Hell, Darcy Bedortha quit her job as a high school English teacher for K12 Inc., the nation’s largest virtual education company. She couldn’t meet students’ learning...
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Virtual competence
A “virtual” student in New Hampshire, Emily Duggan, 16, has time to dance 12 hours a week. All-online schooling is growing in popularity, despite weak performance by students, writes Hechinger’s Chris...
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