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Platte High School |
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1. Name of course your child is taking |
| Calculus | 3 |
| Parenting | 2 |
| Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| Marketing | 1 |
| 2. Do you feel this class was beneficial to your child? |
| Yes | 5 |
| No | 1 |
| Comments: | |
| "Enabled my son to take advanced classes not available with regular curriculum." | |
| "It prepares her for college and gives her an advantage over other students." | |
| "It enabled him to take advanced level math course that he would not otherwise been able to take." | |
| "They will both help her in the future." | |
| "Because he is going into teaching, he will need to take child development classes in college. Also, he will probably be a parent someday." | |
| "He thought it consisted mainly of busywork. He was not convinced the classwork was beneficial to learning how to begin a business." | |
| 3. Has your child discussed any problems or concerns he/she has had with this course? |
| Yes | 5 |
| No | 1 |
| Comments: | |
| "She has had to leave class early and missed part of another class." | |
| "Adjustment period getting used to style of teaching and expectations of the instructor." | |
| "She complained many times of the computers the school has at this time because they would not work properly." | |
| "Assignments are very open-ended. He sometimes does not understand what the instructor wants." | |
| "One day it wouldn't let him sign in. The communication and rapport between teacher and students wasn't positive. This was probably more of a personality issue than a distance educational issue." | |
| 4. What do you see as the advantages of offering distance education classes to P.H.S. students? |
| "Ideally, you would be able to offer classes that the P.H.S. schedule wouldn't allow you to take." |
| "Students can take classes they are interested in--specialty areas like horticulture that cannot be offered here." |
| "Being able to enroll in challenging, advanced classes in preparation for undergraduate studies." |
| "Can take classes before you get to college. Gives more class options to students so can challenge them more." |
| "More choices, more advanced level courses." |
| "There is more opportunity to study different classes and expand their learning skills." |
| Disadvantages? |
| "Having the course at 9:00 everyday interferes with block scheduling. Technology sometimes 'goes down' (computer crashes, etc)" |
| "Having to miss parts of other classes." |
| "Conflicts with block scheduling." |
| "Not all students are geared for this kind of independent work. No teacher there to watch them. More work for the guidance counselor. Computers are not adequate." |
| "It can be difficult to communicate with teachers. Their ability to communicate enthusiasm and have quality material is key to a successful program." |
| 5. Should P.H.S. continue to offer distance education classes? |
| Yes | 6 |
| No | 0 |
| Comments: | |
| "Our size of school will continue to struggle to offer the number and variety of classes that a larger school is able to offer. This is a good solution to that problem. As I said before, the teacher is key to it being a successful program. Also, the students need a clear understanding of what the class is about and what is all required from the beginning, even before the decision is made whether or not to take the class." | |
| "This is a great opportunity for students to take other classes; however, there needs to be some type of policy set up in determining who is eligible to take the classes." | |
| "Because our children need to have more opportunities and they can learn more in fields they are interested in." | |
| "With education funding continuing to be an issue, schools must look for ways to maintain efficiency, share resources, and look outside the 'normal' classroom setting to be able to prepare and challenge students for tomorrow's world." | |
| "Gives students a broader range of subjects to pick from. It can make students work harder and be challenged. They are more prepared for college." | |
| "It helps smaller schools compete with being able to offer more courses." | |