Online Education 'beats real thing'. Visionedcare V-classroom the evolution of traditional classes.

Nov. 15, 2010 - PRLog -- Nothing unusual there, you may think, but this apparently normal English lesson is in fact taking place in a virtual classroom in a virtual school.

Back in June 2010 VisionEdCare opened its virtual College.. an online institution.

Among its 30 students is 12-year-old Ellie from Birmingham.

She was home-educated from the age of eight after suffering panic attacks and bullying at school.

'Horrible teachers'

Now she logs on to her computer at 0915 BST, Monday to Friday, chats in the "break out classroom" with classmates before entering her virtual classroom, protected by a password, half an hour later for her first lesson.

"It's different from normal school. I'm quite enjoying it," she said.

   
I don't think I would ever go back to real school again
Ellie.

"Like any other kid, I don't like the homework. But the teachers are nice and I just make sure I have a good internet connection."

Classmate Larry, 12, was taught at a private school in London until last year.

No school uniform. He loves his new school - the teachers, new friends and using his computer.

"At my previous school, teachers were bullies and kids were bullies in the playground," he says.

"I didn't learn much. I used to be afraid of maths because my teacher was really horrible.

"Now you feel more confident because it is texting and writing on the board instead of speaking out loud and standing up. I can go back and review my recorded lessons and learn more. This is really brilliant."

"My old friends thought it was really cool but their parents thought 'internet school? - I don't know about that'."

"I don't think I would ever go back to real school again."

There are other obvious appeals - no uniform, no school journey, shorter days, Fridays off, no rushing, no heavy bags and not being bustled about by large, intimidating crowds.
   
TIMETABLE
0915 Log on to the internet, chat to classmates in the "break out rooms"
0930 Classes start
1030 Break
1100 Lesson 2
1200 Lunch
1300 Last class
1400 "Home time"

"It puts them in control," said Mrs Paige - a parent , who sees the focus of the £599-a-term school as being as much about creating a courteous community and building confidence as about teaching subjects.

But it is neither a school for problem children nor a tutoring service, she says.

"It's a substitute. I'm not saying that ordinary schools are going away, but there are certainly going to be a lot more people choosing this option."

VisionEdCare is an option for

   * bullied children who need their confidence rebuilding
   * families living abroad who want an English education for their child
   * children with physical or personal health barriers
   * children who have been home-educated

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