online vs traditional schooling (middle schoolers)

Online Schooling preferred vs Traditional Schooling

Little Girl completing school work through online
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Did you ever wonder why your friend that lives on your block stays at home when you go to school? Well it's not that the kid just done go to school, it's just that kid gets educated through online schooling. 

What is Online schooling ?

Online Schooling is most likely assumed to be just online classes instead of being in a actual school building classroom. It's much more than that within this type of schooling. A way of getting your education through the internet and online sites.

It consists of fun learning activities for kids to be able to get educated in a fun and exciting way. This source of education is put together to benefit students who are physically not meant to be within a school building.   

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The importance of online schooling could be many reasons. First off is because if you have a busy schedule throughout the day then it will make it flexible for you. For example, if you have any extra curricular activities (sports) right after school ends at 3'oclock the student then would have time to get your self ready for it since you would already be at home. Also, the students tend to have access to their online program 24/7 all day verses traditional you only have access until the school building closes. So if the student need the study late night like 8'oclock or 9'oclock then they would have access to it and be able to get their studying on!!!

The idea of online schooling may seem or sound like an easy way out for getting your education instead of going through traditional school which is considered the harder way. In reality, this form of education should not be held against any student that doesn’t consider physically attending school.

What is Traditional Schooling?

Teacher instructing and teaching kids inside classroom
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 Traditional Schooling consist of an actual school building with real life teachers instructing the work to the students and teaching them through textbooks and powerpoint's. This way of getting your education is the most common way of getting educated. Student's parents would prefer traditional verses online because everything is handed in hand. Which means, the homework and classwork are within a paper (worksheet). The good thing about that is that it's actual in your hands and you can take that work home to your parents or to any other resources if need additional help on specific assignment or just wanted recognition of completing the assignment.