Online or home schooling?

Question

I am looking for a online schooling for highschool students or home schooling that is inexpensive so if you know of any please let me know. Thanks

Answer 1

K12 is only free if there is a virtual online school in your state.

http://www.k12.com

We've used K12 for five years.  Their high school program, outside of a virtual public school, costs $350/course/semester.  This is pretty much the going rate (and higher) for online high school (teacher-led).

You can get used materials several places online.  That helps with cost.  I just received a $120 textbook that one online high school uses for a Meterology class (it's actually a university text and class) for free through PaperBackSwap.  The publisher has a free online companion site for the text with summaries, quizzes, and tests.  They are graded and sent to the student or their instructor (parent).  I was initially going to enroll my son in the online high school course, but now I don't have to.

The book I rec'd also has lesson plans at Free-Ed.net.  Look over the site for any classes you would need.  It's great.  You do need some materials, but again, you can find them used.

http://www.free-ed.net

Here are some good, legitimate online high schools to compare prices:

Apex:

http://www.apexlearning.com/

K12 (uses some Apex courses and some of their own):

http://www.k12.com/hsc/flash/

Florida Virtual School:

http://www.flvs.net/

NorthStar Academy:

http://www.northstar-academy.org/......

UNL Independent Study High School:

http://nebraskahs.unl.edu/index.shtml......

Center for Distance and Independent Study:

http://cdis.missouri.edu/

Keystone High School:

http://www.keystonehighschool.com/

The Potter's School:

http://www.pottersschool.com/

You can mix and match courses from different schools/curricula if you'd like.  Or you can pick one school and have them issue a diploma.

Answer 2

http://www.k12.com/

It is for grade K-12

It has all the info on that site.

It is free. Because it goes through your district.

And it is wonderful.

Answer 3

Students can be homeschooled for free or at very minimal cost by using the library and Internet.  Online school can work as well, but keep in mind that the student is restricted to the curriculum of the online school.