Comments for IALA http://learningalternatives.net The International Association for Learning Alternatives Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:39:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Democratic Schools Paper by Democratic Education Blog » The 2008 International Democratic Education Conference http://learningalternatives.net/weblog/post/544/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Democratic Education Blog » The 2008 International Democratic Education Conference Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:39:47 +0000 http://learningalternatives.net/?p=544#comment-7 [...] John Harris Loflin’s paper, “A History of Democratic Education in American Public Schools“ [...] [...] John Harris Loflin’s paper, “A History of Democratic Education in American Public Schools“ [...]

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]]> Comment on Learning Anytime, Anywhere by kmckean http://learningalternatives.net/weblog/post/370/comment-page-1/#comment-2 kmckean Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:46:45 +0000 http://learningalternatives.net/?p=370#comment-2 There was an interesting report recently in the state of Colorado as well. I am dismayed by so many policymakers leaping onto this li'l wagon. Online high schools are being propagated (by the people who will directly profit) as a viable solution for recovering dropouts. Our experience in Oklahoma is that it's good for the school superintendent (who pays relatively little per course and gets to make the student stay away from school), it's good for the online learning company (who makes out like a bandit), but that most high-risk youth quickly drop out when left to learn on their own. By the way, feel free to link to our website, especially the alternative ed page. Our 2005-06 statewide evaluation report may be found on either the alternative education page or the evaluation page. There was an interesting report recently in the state of Colorado as well. I am dismayed by so many policymakers leaping onto this li’l wagon. Online high schools are being propagated (by the people who will directly profit) as a viable solution for recovering dropouts. Our experience in Oklahoma is that it’s good for the school superintendent (who pays relatively little per course and gets to make the student stay away from school), it’s good for the online learning company (who makes out like a bandit), but that most high-risk youth quickly drop out when left to learn on their own.

By the way, feel free to link to our website, especially the alternative ed page. Our 2005-06 statewide evaluation report may be found on either the alternative education page or the evaluation page.

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