Jenny in Florida Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I had planned to enroll my son in the Florida Virtual School geometry course for next year, and that would still be my first choice. However, I'm reading that FLVS is getting very, very busy and full because districts all over the state are relying on them to fill in holes caused by budget cuts. Given that my son is not of the traditional age to be taking the course, I'm a little afraid that, if priority is given to students who "need" the course more, my son may get locked out. So, I'm looking now for back-up plans. This one will likely be pursuing a degree in some kind of engineering. And I would, therefore, prefer to have him in math courses that provide grades verified by a recognizable outside agency. He likes online/audio-visual presentations. I "can" afford to spend some money on this, but anything I spend would be over and above the budget I planned for next year, most of which I've already spent. I thought of Keystone, but it looks like their geometry course is text based. University of Missouri distance ed offers their course online, but it's just text on the screen. Any other ideas? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan in GE Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 son did an online algebra course and from that experience, I would not recommend doing math online if the student is at all "lazy" and the program doesn't work against that. He was "lazy" about actually solving problems. So he would go through them mentally, but then look at the answers or something. He ended up thinking he knew the material but didn't really. So the second semester he took it by book and did much better. Just an anecdote if it will help, Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 He's been doing math online for about three years now. First, he did the FLVS middle school sequence. And this year, he's doing the University of California College Prep open access algebra course. The content is online, but I have him work all of the problems on paper before he's allowed to enter the answers. And I look over his work every day. He couldn't really get away with being lazy about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Jenny, I wonder if you would have a better chance at getting the FLVS class if you mark your start date as June or July. *Everyone* wants to start in August. I know my dc have had to wait a long time to get into both Latin I and II, unlike my oldest ds. But, they just hired 4 new Latin teachers! HTH, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Jenny, I wonder if you would have a better chance at getting the FLVS class if you mark your start date as June or July. *Everyone* wants to start in August. I know my dc have had to wait a long time to get into both Latin I and II, unlike my oldest ds. But, they just hired 4 new Latin teachers! HTH, Lisa That's a possibility. Unfortunately, it would be difficult for my son to actually start that early, since we function according to my daughter's college calendar. It's an idea, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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