Virtual Schools Becoming Reality in Wyoming

It seems like everything now days involves the internet or at least technology of some sort. The internet has taken over almost every aspect of human living and now it's taking over schools! Taking online classes at universities and colleges became a reality in just the past several years but now students from around Wyoming could attend virtual school.

A school district in Big Horn County has partnered with a company to operate a virtual school that may be available to all Wyoming students. Wyoming Connections Academy is a newly formed virtual school started by Baltimore based Connections Academy and Big Horn County District 1.

The Wyoming Connections Academy is a virtual school that operates as a public school. The curriculum is aligned with education standards for the State of Wyoming. There is no tuition for students and all of the instruction will be presented online.

Big Horn County District 1 is not the first to offer a virtual school. In fact, Campbell, Niobrara as well as Fremont counties also operate full time online schools.

In a time when the U.S. Economy is poor and people are struggling to find or even maintain a job, a move like this could totally reconfigure our Nation's educational system.

Is a move to virtual schools actually becoming a reality? What are the consequences? How will virtual schools affect the learning process? What will happen to personal interaction between students and teachers and the social aspect of grown and learning? Is technology a necessary evil or should there be limits?

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