Cyber schools for developing countries realistic?

Money can make anything happen, the question is just where it’s going to come from. And then another question would be if the education actually worked lol. Some education is better than none though.

They have had School of the Air for years in Australia for the kids of folks who lived on isolated stations. It worked very well probably because parents insisted that the children participate fully. I have just moved (after 5 years) from an isolated area where education was available but the parents did not care if the children learned or not so it was pretty useless there.

I think your idea is great but the old “you can lead a horse to water” business plays a big role and must somehow be overcome.

Personally, I think we may very well see cyber schools replace our public schools in the United States. There are various considerations…evaporating finances, teachers, violence. Sad.

I will work in any country, state, area that the leaders want it to work.

This is being done in Korea for children that live on small or remote islands. The school basically has small cubbies connected through software similar to Skype. A teacher on the island helps run activities and keep the students on track, but the teaching is done over the intertubes.
The system is also available in many korean cities for after school tutoring so that parents don’t have to spend money of evening private schools.

Call me old fashioned, but I think there is value in having the teacher and other students be physically present. I can see the advantage for people living in sparsely populated areas, but the ways things have been going, there will probably be an increasing use of cyberschools everywhere.

@YARNLADY Correction: I should say It

@LostInParadise I completely agree. If given the option between a cyber school and a “real” school, I would always have my son in a classroom with a teacher and other students. When in a classroom full of people, you hear the questions the other students ask and that can help develop more of an understanding on that subject. You can also talk directly to the teacher and figure out the best way to get through a problem you have (without waiting for them to type a response). I’ve been in an online program to finish my BSN and while I’m grateful to be able to travel and finish my degree, I really miss being in the classroom. It’s a completely different experience.

The students still need to learn the social skills.