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Archive for December 20, 2009
How Can We Stop the Rate of Drop-Outs in School?
Dec 20th
If Dallas is the one to start this then where will it go from here? They started the school year of 2008-09 by implementing a “crazy new grading system” which most definitely sends out the wrong message to students.
The school board has decided that it is not fair to punish the students for some of the following:
- Turning in late papers or refusing to accept them
- Not allowing them to retest when they fail
- Keeping homework scores that cause their grades to drop
Online Education Enrollment Increases
Dec 20th
The benefits of enrolling in an online degree program are becoming more popular and widespread for students across the country. When factors like cost effectiveness, travel and distance time, and flexibility of schedule are introduced; many are pleased with the idea of working from home to further their education.
Recent research indicates that more than one in four college students are taking online courses, a large jump from just one year ago. More students are discovering the perks of online college. When surveyed, the reason students are enrolling in online college varied. Some did it for convenience and cost, while others wanted to avoid contracting serious illnesses such as the H1N1.
Institutions surveyed reported overwhelmingly that increased demand for both new and existing programs has been a driving factor in the growth of online learning, including about two-thirds of institutions citing demand for new offerings and nearly three-quarters of institutions experiencing higher demand for current offerings.