Virtual High School

How strong is your virtual baseball program?

Virtual school is very popular in Florida. The classes are known for their rigor. Students from my son's HS take virtual classes : 1. to take a class they can't fit into schedule or not offered at the HS, 2. to retake a class they failed. While a student can earn his/her high school diploma through Virtual, the students I have known have taken the classes as a supplement. Virtual students in Florida play sports at the high school they are zoned for. Neither of my children have taken courses, but I have known several who have.

smalltownmom...
if your post was in reply to mine, I was joking, sorry. Honestly, I was making light, due partially to the fact that the OP didn't tie into baseball whatsoever and this is a baseball site. It seems more like an ad which is usually frowned upon here, from what I gather.

I thought you were joking, and you are probably right. But then a strange thing happened in our town. Our physics teacher was called to service in the Gulf of Mexico due to oil drill explosion, and classes were left w/out a teacher. There were no (unemployed) certified Physics instructors in the district, and after a few weeks of searching for a teacher the classes enrolled online. It made a bad situation a little better.

I agree though, he didn't tie it to baseball in the least. MERRY CHRISTMAS1

Be careful. The NCAA has banned some online courses for eligibility. They may accept electives (non-core) for eligibility. You should check the NCAA website.

Online diplomas have a great demand these days. As, every one is so busy that he/she doesn't have a single minute to waste. So, in that situation online diploma is pretty helpful to such students. online diploma students can clear their diploma parallelly doing other studies or work.
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I am sure it will prepare them for virtual work and virtual life. Hope these kids don’t end up virtually married...

There is a "Virtual School" in Maryland. All students attending the school are football players. Maryland's Athletic Association will not sanction them.

My son's school district requires at least one course to be taken on-line for graduation. I don't know what the logic is on that - I suspect some lobbyist for the "virtual school program" convinced (since this is South Florida, read that as "paid off")the school board that this was a good idea.

My son took a foreign language class over the summer through the state accredited virtual school. From what I saw, it's a complete joke. All of his tests were open book. That's probably because there's no way to prevent the student from using it anyway.

My son is a good student so he didn't have any problems with the class, but what if he was a player with academic eligibility issues? There was no way for the teacher to know it was my son doing the work or taking the tests. Even the few oral exams he did were over the telephone. I could have easily paid the kid next door who is fluent in the foreign language to take the course for my son.

Sadly this is the State of Florida's own virtual school. I know because of that fact that he will have no issue with the credit being accepted as long as he goes to an in-state school.

However, I wonder how long it will be before the NCAA steps in and addresses the issue.

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Originally posted by bballdad2016:
I am sure it will prepare them for virtual work and virtual life. Hope these kids don’t end up virtually married...

This explains Manti Te'o

dos this also give them social skills ?
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Originally posted by cabbagedad:
How strong is your virtual baseball program?

They have an online fantasy league.

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Originally posted by jsingerjj:

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Originally posted by bballdad2016:
I am sure it will prepare them for virtual work and virtual life. Hope these kids don’t end up virtually married...

This explains Manti Te'o