I am not talking about access to 60 FPS for internet gaming.
No, but you ARE talking about a minimum of 5 Mbps for video streaming, which in many rural areas cannot be had, at least not without satellite Internet which comes with its own issues.
Most places can access websites with no problem.
I know way too many people, students and adults, who are at 3 Mbps or less.
If they have such limited access, or if they have no internet then they can go to the public library... or they can stick with the brick and mortar school as I already mentioned.
Exactly. Nothing is to the better, but the school is now burdened with extra expenses. That is the flaw in your proposal.
I am not making the claim that this proposal is best for every community so your point is moot.
But you cannot do it on a per community basis, it has to be done at the state or federal level. Because the initial premise of yours was that online school could cut taxpayer costs. But at a community level, it is not cutting taxpayer costs in any way, shape or form. So it has to be mandated, at the minimum, at the state level, which means all the issues I've noted come back into play.
Most public schools now use online learning systems.
I'd love to see your source on "most". Keep in mind, I'm not talking about G-Suite for Education (which would be inadequate for this project), I'm talking about a full LMS.
The only difference is some would access them from home instead of the classroom. My school gives students IPads which they use on a daily basis, but yeah, my proposal would only increase bandwidth for the school. :roll:
It would. Because, as you said, there will still be students in school using those iPads. But now you also have download AND upload bandwidth occurring, as home students access videos and other instructional materials from your LMS. That will definitely increase your bandwidth costs.
You are making an awful lot of claims without sources to back them up...
11+ years of teaching and working in public school district's tech department. A mother who recently retired from a 13 year run as superintendent. Good friends who are principals. A father who was a teacher for 30+ years who is friends with administrators.
Call it anecdotal, but it is pretty strong anecdotal evidence. But here's a source you can use, if you'd like:
A Majority of Teens Have Experienced Some Form of Cyberbullying | Pew Research Center
If that is an issue then they can continue going to brick and mortar school.
And with a significant number of students at brick and mortar, there is no cost benefit to online, but rather a cost increase. As I've said.
More than family members and neighborhood kids.
Whatever positives they get from high school can also be acquired in other social situations.
Disagree completely. A rich kid becoming friends with a poor kid does not happen without school, since they live in different neighborhoods. Making connections with teachers and coaches which guide them through college and early adulthood do not happen in "other social situations". Teamwork, compassion, empathy, lifelong connections are not simply things which occur, but are taught and practiced.
Well, you haven't done very well with the counterargument.
I have completely obliterated the idea of what you claimed was the primary benefit (taxpayer costs). :shrug:
Everything else is just gravy.
If there is a sizeable percentage of students taking their classes at home that helps cut down on the building's upkeep.
Uhh...how in the world do you figure that? Does the grass grow less if fewer students are on campus? Does the kitchen dishwasher break down less because it knows enrollment is down? Do custodians stop sweeping the halls every night?
I'd love to know how you figure building upkeep goes down.
Future schools would not require the size they currently require.
Sure, "future" schools possibly could be built smaller. But there are nearly 100,000 public schools in the United States right now which do not see a single benefit from your plan.
If they cannot get a hot meal at home then the option to go to school is still there.
Which means the cost savings is no longer there. Thus, there is no valid argument for your proposal and many against.
Who said they cannot get individual help? When I took online courses I got plenty of individual help from my professors.
There's a difference between a college student and a 6th grader. I hope I do not have to explain any further than that.
