“School Choice” is a term that is tossed around by policy makers, brandished by politicians, and debated by educational experts. But homeschool families aren’t “tossing, brandishing, or debating” school choice – they’re LIVING school choice!
Homeschool families have not waited around for the policy makers, politicians, and experts to figure out how to provide excellent options in education. They have taken this bull by the horns and have won! Well, ultimately their children have won because they are benefiting from learning opportunities tailored to their needs.
In the early years, “school choice” for homeschool families meant gathering and crafting their own curriculum. A noble endeavor, to be sure, but daunting!! When online learning came into play, there were more choices as the world was quite literally at students’ fingertips. Then, as schools caught on to the homeschool secret – kids learn very successfully at home! – another choice became available. Some public schools have found a way to use budget dollars to provide at-home, online learning programs, recapturing students who had left the system to homeschool.
Some parents loved this idea – after all it’s FREE homeschool curriculum!
But others were not comfortable with public school programs simply because the school, not the parent, chose the curriculum. They felt they were giving up control of what their child was taught. Yes, it could be done at home and yes, it was free but to some parents, it wasn’t worth the cost of surrendering the choice of what their student learned.
Enter Global Student Network. Global provides parents with MANY online learning options from one site. Homeschool families can choose from a wide array of curricula – honors, common core, non-common core, Christian, career/technical training – the choice is theirs! If they would like the support of teachers, families can even choose an online school through Global (International Virtual Learning Academy) and STILL choose the curriculum their student uses while enrolled at IVLA!
More ways Global offers choices? Families choose the time their school year will start. They choose when and where their student works. Also, unlimited courseware access means a student can work on multiple levels. For example, if a student reads at a 7th grade level but their math skills are at a 5th grade level, parents can place them in the courses respective to their individual needs. If they master all the skills and concepts at one grade level, they can move ahead to the next. As homeschool teachers, parents can customize the curriculum according to their goals for their child.
Choices, choices, EVERYWHERE!
And here’s a preview in the next saga of the school choice story: Schools are beginning to partner with Global Student Network. They see the value of offering options to families who want their kids to learn from home. Instead of offering a single curriculum, when schools ask Global to come alongside, they can then offer seven comprehensive online curriculum programs from which families can choose.
Looking to take school choice to the next level? Visit www.globalstudentnetwork.com today! YOU can choose!