IsOnlineSchoolforYou？Haveyoueverwishedyoudidn'thavetowakeupearlyandgoallthewaytoschool？For700，000Americankids，thiswishcomestrue．（71）___Thiskindoflearninghasdifferentnames：onlinelearningordistancele
Is Online School for You？
Have you ever wished you didn't have to wake up early and go all the way to school？For 700，000American kids，this wish comes true．（71）___ This kind of learning has different names：online learning or distance learning．Regardless of what it is called，this idea may create an impression of a lonely kid reading pages of information on a computer screen rather than from a book or an image of another kid spending the day playing video games instead of learning mathematics or reading a book．Where online education is concerned，both of these are false!Actually，online learning simply means learning differently．
（72）___ Flexibility is the main advantage．Students can attend school wherever and whenever they desire．Homework can be turned in from anywhere the student has Internet access．Additionally，many online schools will allow students to work at their own pace．
Another advantage of online schooling is with the variety of courses．Most online schools teach the same basic classes like English，math，science，and history．（73）___ However，traditional schools are often unable to offer these types of classes if there are not enough students．
Online schools also have different types of learning tools for kids to use．For example，many online schools have special Web sites where only students registered in online classes can watch videos，see lessons presented，or chat with teachers and other students．Some online schools have live class times where students can call and talk with the teacher directly．（74）___
Computer technology is amazing，and we use computers for chatting with our friends，listening to music，and playing games．（75）___ Since 2006，at least 38states either have their own online schools or made rules for students attending them．It looks like online schools are here to stay，but only you can decide if this type of learning is right for you．
A．Online schools offer many benefits for the learners．
