MelissaMom Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I'm trying to make my decision to take advantage of the Feb. 22 deadline for earlybird registration at Landry Academy, so I'd love your thoughts on a couple things. I'm considering some classes at Landry and some at TPS and possibly 1 at Oxford Tutorials. Do you think it would be confusing for me or ds to be working with 2-3 online schools? So here's what we are thinking of taking at Landry: Pre Anatomy & physiology 1 semester fall Pre Chemistry 1 semester spring Bible Survey Maybe the World History year long Then for TPS Runkles World Geography Maybe the MOH 2 course instead of the Landry history And the Bible/logic one looked good too instead of Landrys. Then we were looking to take the Tolkien/Lewis lit class at Oxford Tutorials. What to do?? The thing I love about Landrys is that they do all the grading and testing,etc. TPS looks like they want more parent involvement for some classes. I'm doing this so I can do less not more. I need help! Is this too scattered? Of will it even matter. I think I'm afraid to put all my eggs in one basket and want the ability to pick and choose the best. I'd love advice or reviews from anyone with experience with any of these online schools. Thanks! (btw...ds will be in 8th grade, but I thought the high school board might have more answers on this) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moira in MA Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Firstly doing online classes with more than one provider isn't unusual at all. I've used several all along emloying a variety of formats: online class time, message boards and more traditional distance learning. The biggest negatives are: 1. breaks seldom coincide 2. paying multiple registration fees 3. having to contact multiple providers for transcripts for college applications That being said, if you haven't tried online classes for your dd I'd really recommend that you choose maybe one or two. Sitting is front of a screen all day isn't much fun. jmho ~Moira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I see today is your deadline, and just wanted to send a little cyber support for what ever decision you come to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 #3 on Moiras list is a big consideration. Having all your eggs in one basket , looks good on a transcript. I am guessing. Both my kids went to online high schools, but I stuck w/one. I did do outside classes for things not offered and in the end it was a pain getting transcripts from one place to another. Minimize baskets and make sure the one handling the papers are on their game. Sometimes you have to pay a fee , as in diploma programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I second everything that Moira said, but especially and emphatically this: That being said, if you haven't tried online classes for your dd I'd really recommend that you choose maybe one or two. Sitting is front of a screen all day isn't much fun. My dc are usually maxed out at 2 online classes. Actually, dd could probably do more (though she wouldn't call it her optimum experience), but my boys especially have needed more IRL academic stimulation. It's hard though when there is such a full buffet of choice classes out there! Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 and one also this year. Both were with TPS. I third the prior posters' comments about doing too many online classes. I'd start with one or two. Figure out first if they generally work for your and your dc's needs and learning situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at the beach Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 That being said, if you haven't tried online classes for your dd I'd really recommend that you choose maybe one or two. Sitting is front of a screen all day isn't much fun. jmho ~Moira I wholeheartedly agree with Moira. Think long and hard about enrolling your child in more than one or possibly two online classes if your student is new to them--especially if they are classes that have online lecture time. Next year, for 9th grade, we're planning to use online providers for foreign language only. For us, we've learned that less is definitely more when it comes to online classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelissaMom Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Thanks for all your replies. We are still really unsure, so we decided just to wait until we have a better sense of what to do. But you all gave me some good things to consider that I hadn't even thought about. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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