Blog Topic: Distance Education

Switching to Home-Based Learning in the Teen Years in Ontario

by Marian Buchanan

When parents start considering homeschooling a child who is already in middle school or high school after years of school attendance, it’s usually because of difficulties the teen is experiencing in school. There could be any number of issues: struggling to keep up academically experiencing bullying or discrimination experiencing stress, anxiety, or depression or a…

Topics: Distance Education, High School, Part-Time Homeschooling

B.C. Investigates Expansion of Cost-Saving Cyberschools

article by Janet Steffenhagen
reprinted with permission from The Vancouver Sun (February 14, 2001)

B.C.’s education ministry is reviewing a new type of education that could revolutionize the way students are taught in this province. It’s virtual-schooling, which enables students to attend cyberschools through their computers, working at their own pace, in their own homes. The cost of their education is significantly lower than in regular schools, especially in…

Topics: Distance Education

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