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Saturday, August 20, 2005
Online courses alternative to traditional classroom - Kevin Wilson, Freedom Newspapers
Portales High has about 70 enrolled for at least one online course, which Technology Director Mike Rackler said translates to roughly 10 percent of the school population. Rackler said the standard school day is still a viable learning experience for 75 to 80 percent of students, and the online courses are a way to reach the others. “There was a time, honestly, in education, where those who dropped out just dropped out,” Rackler said. “Now, we’re being held more accountable for every student, and that philosophy of sitting in the classroom eight hours a day doesn’t work for 15 to 20 percent. So you have to come up with alternatives.”
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