Oregon, WI Schools to Consider Virtual Classroom Integration

Gena Kittner:

Fresh air and sunshine stream from large windows into the brightly painted basement of Jennifer Schmitt's two-story home where she teaches seven students ranging from first to seventh grade a geometry lesson. Later the students scatter to separate whiteboard-topped tables to work puzzles or to pillow-padded nooks to read.

"Scholars, listen up!" Schmitt said as she gathered the students back together after a break to resume their studies.

It's 8:30 a.m. and the "Schmitt Academy" is in full swing.

Schmitt's students are either home schooled or take classes online through one of the state's several "virtual schools." They go to Schmitt -- a certified teacher whose two youngest children attend a virtual school -- for lessons in math and language arts.

Her operation, now in its fifth year, demonstrates the growing popularity of classrooms that go beyond the traditional brick and mortar.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at May 9, 2009 7:47 AM
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