Comments on: The next perfect storm will hit education http://www.goldenswamp.com/2006/10/26/the-next-perfect-storm-will-hit-education/ Emerging virtual education comments and links Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:39:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mike Mychajlonka http://www.goldenswamp.com/2006/10/26/the-next-perfect-storm-will-hit-education/comment-page-1/#comment-5005 Mike Mychajlonka Sat, 28 Oct 2006 18:31:45 +0000 http://www.goldenswamp.com/2006/10/26/the-next-perfect-storm-will-hit-education/#comment-5005 Resistance is indeed futile. Learning technology will progress - with or without the old-line "bricks-and-mortar" schools. Indeed, parents as well as students should really take a look at what is currently out there from the point of view of what is best for them. For exammple, the website: http://struten.org already offers an AP Biology course featuring asynchronous learning that is open to any student who wants to take it, not just those meeting a bunch of prerequisites whose only purpose appears to be making the school's "success ratio" appear as favorable as possible. The costs involved are about one half to one third of what a traditional school charges the tax-payers at the same time that this course offers a money-back guarantee. Furthermore, this course offers a virtual laboratory in enzyme kinetics at a level of sophistication that is far beyond what the College Board recommends for an AP Biology course. The future is coming, ready or not. Some of it is already here. M. "Mike" Mychajlonka, Ph. D. Resistance is indeed futile. Learning technology will progress – with or without the old-line “bricks-and-mortar” schools. Indeed, parents as well as students should really take a look at what is currently out there from the point of view of what is best for them. For exammple, the website:

http://struten.org

already offers an AP Biology course featuring asynchronous learning that is open to any student who wants to take it, not just those meeting a bunch of prerequisites whose only purpose appears to be making the school’s “success ratio” appear as favorable as possible. The costs involved are about one half to one third of what a traditional school charges the tax-payers at the same time that this course offers a money-back guarantee. Furthermore, this course offers a virtual laboratory in enzyme kinetics at a level of sophistication that is far beyond what the College Board recommends for an AP Biology course.

The future is coming, ready or not. Some of it is already here.

M. “Mike” Mychajlonka, Ph. D.

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