There are an extensive number of options when it comes to virtual school.
For example, you can take courses at Florida Virtual School (FLVS), Broward Virtual School (BVS), or Dual Enrollment for Sophomores, Juniors, and mostly Seniors.
Virtual school can be a great option for homeschooled students, but students who are in public schools find it a lot harder to piling on online courses.
Between students participating in clubs, sports, and other extracurriculars, all on top of their homework assignments can make for quite the workload. So when you opt for adding on the additional classes, this can make it extremely stressful, rigorous, and way too much for some people to handle.
According to Shyleen Khan, freshman, “It made my time more stressful, one thing that I wish they would add was more live lessons for assignments, because half the time I didn’t understand what I was doing.” Shyleen took Algebra 1 through FLVS.
Dual Enrollment is also a good option for public school students. While the courses are going to be extremely tough, seeing as they are on the college level courses, they take up a spot in your actual schedule. Making that class period an off-campus a form of study hall. Typically these courses are taken by juniors and seniors but if applicable they can be taken by sophomores and freshmean as well.
No matter what, whether or not taking online courses is too much for a student is truly dependent on the person.
Overall, there are many factors that go into picking to take an online course or not.
When you are deciding to take an online course you have to take into account what your schedule is, how much availability you have, and how much effort you are willing to put into your education outside of the scheduled school hours.
Jadalyn Alava, junior, says, “I liked doing the class online because I could go at my own pace from the comfort of my own home. It also taught me how to be responsible with my work.” Jadalyn took Personal Fitness through FLVS.
Most schools have easily accessible resources to figure out what online schooling is available for you and your guidance counselor can also help you make these decisions.
It is important that you remember all the facts and think about yourself when you make these big decisions for your academic career.
