| Many High Schools Now Offer Online Courses | | | | Michigan high schools now require students to take at |
| For many high schools, class is now in session--online. | | | | least one online course, with the goal "that every |
| The New York Times reports that the nation's | | | | student in Michigan is prepared for college or technical |
| largest public schools offer a variety of online high | | | | training when they finish high school." |
| school classes. Some high schools now require | | | | Many high school students are already familiar with |
| students to take at least one online course, with the | | | | computers, but requiring online classes for high school |
| goal that students are prepared for college or | | | | students gives them what might be their first |
| technical training after high school. | | | | opportunity to explore online coursework. |
| Types of Classes Offered Online | | | | Teaching Time Management Skills |
| Thousands of students can enroll in courses from | | | | Online learning requires students to manage their time |
| economics to personal fitness, where they report | | | | efficiently. Keeping deadlines and making class |
| their exercise routine to a database. Other students | | | | meeting times is different when the course is online. |
| take classes that aren't available at their traditional | | | | Students who have taken high school classes online |
| high schools, including advanced classes and foreign | | | | are more likely to be comfortable with online technical |
| languages. | | | | training programs and other degree programs when |
| Solving the Funding and Teacher Shortage Issues | | | | they enter college. |
| with Online Classes | | | | Online Learning - The Next Generation of High-Tech |
| Many areas of the country are experiencing | | | | Future |
| shortages of funding for buildings and facilities as well | | | | Online schooling might be the future of education, but |
| as a shortage of qualified teachers. Some high | | | | many high schools are working it into their current |
| schools are now requiring students to take online | | | | course plans with impressive results. Combining online |
| classes to ease these shortages. | | | | high school classes with traditional classroom courses |
| Online Courses Help Prepare Students for the Future | | | | prepares the next generation for the high-tech |
| Online high school classes prepare students for | | | | future. |
| careers or further education using technology. | | | | |