Gene Glass: “Outrageous” Class Rolls at Virtual Schools

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1. jcgrim says:

   October 21, 2015 at 1:28 pm

   This is what the MOOC & K-12 enthusiasts mean by “personalized” learning.

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2. Chiara says:

   October 21, 2015 at 1:56 pm

   Online school lobbyists held “Online Learning Day” at the statehouse on October 7th.

   http://www.oapcs.org/events/online-learning-day

   Really depressing, because we were just assured by lawmakers and charter promoters that there would be a sincere effort to improve and (start) regulating the “charter sector” and the online charters are unregulated money mills.

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3. Michael Fiorillo says:

   October 21, 2015 at 2:42 pm

   Welcome to the future, students and teachers, should so-called education reform triumph.

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4. The Real One says:

   October 21, 2015 at 3:09 pm

   Florida Virtual does this and teachers have to be available by phone and computer daily from 8 am to 8 pm. It is not a for profit school but the State is saving a killing by raising the class loads significantly thus reducing the number of teachers needed for hire. The sad part is teachers in Florida Virtual are paid more than teachers in traditional public schools even though both are designated as Public Schools and governed by the Florida Department Of Education.

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5. Part of the Problem says:

   October 21, 2015 at 4:53 pm

   I can’t speak personally to 1,000, but I don’t doubt it, either. I can definitely confirm over 600. The only way they get away with this (aside from teachers desperate for work, even without health insurance or other benefits) is the assumption, accurate, that a goodly number of those 1,000 won’t ever turn in any work — effectively reducing the class loads to one a P/T instructor can have a hope of handling.

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6. Duane Swacker says:

   October 22, 2015 at 9:35 am

   FROM the teacher in the article: “By the way, I am not receiving more compensation for this huge case load of students. I do not have a contract. I am paid $20,000 a year less than I was paid when I left my brick and mortar school. Connections Learning teachers do not receive retirement benefits. There is no union for virtual teachers. ”

   SUCKA!

   TO the teacher in the article: Have you no sense of dignity, ethics or morals?

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