| Online high schools are becoming increasingly popular | | | | 3. If you have an illness that prevents you from |
| as an alternative to traditional high schools. While they | | | | going to high school, this can be a good alternative. |
| are not without their own unique set of problems, | | | | While not always the best choice for students who |
| online high schools, particularly those which allow for | | | | are ill, it can be a reasonable alternative to what the |
| earning a high school diploma online, will only grow in | | | | public schools might be able to offer in that same |
| number and popularity. | | | | situation. |
| While there are a number of different reasons for | | | | 4. You have been asked - ahem - to leave your high |
| why a student might elect to attend an online high | | | | school for whatever reason. You definitely still want |
| school, below are five popular reasons: | | | | to earn a high school diploma and this may be one of |
| 1. If you are an adult student, it can be infinitely less | | | | your very few options depending on your location. |
| embarrassing to go online. Most adult students have | | | | 5. You just know that, if you stay in your local public |
| little desire to be in class with 16-year-olds (or even in | | | | high school, you will never finish. That environment is |
| an adult school class with 19-year-olds). Online no one | | | | not for everyone. Some will be successful, but for |
| knows how old you are and you can be faceless in a | | | | others it will be a real challenge. |
| very real sense. | | | | However and importantly, online high schools require |
| 2. It gets you out of the public schools (in most | | | | students to be motivated. Remember that in |
| cases; remember there are some free online high | | | | traditional schools you have teachers pushing you |
| schools that are public charter schools). While we | | | | forward. While many online high schools have |
| have many excellent schools in the United States, we | | | | teachers, the dynamic is different. It will be much |
| also have some schools which are struggling. | | | | more on you to be successful. |