Michigan: Online HS Course Required to Graduate
via techdirt:
Michigan’s state board of education is thinking about requiring high-school students to take at least one course online to graduate. The thinking behind the proposal is that it will help ensure kids are up to speed on computers before entering the workforce or going to college, but it’s hard to see one online course making that big a difference. The proposal is a good idea, though, because it’s also intended to familiarize students with online education, which is seeing increasing use. Too often the idea of education is tied to a classroom; the internet can provide a solid learning environment and deliver educational opportunities to people that would otherwise be unavailable. A measure that helps point this out to people is a good thing.