Online Education vs. Traditional Education

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During this essay one will make up one’s own mind as to the best way for one’s child to receive his or her education whether in a more traditional educational method or an online education. One cannot say which is best for your child, for that all depends on what a person feels is best. There is some very interesting information on the enrollment process, class room size, success rate, and learning difficulty for both types of the education process. Elementary online education and public education both teach and explain the basis of each subject recommended by the state and federal guidelines.

When enrolling in the public setting of school, the parents have to make sure that their child is up to date with their shots, and is physically fit to attend the school. Also during the process of enrolling in the traditional schooling, one does all the paperwork in the school district office and the office personnel will make copies of all the paperwork that is necessary for the child to start school. So when going to the traditional school office the parent will have to remember to take all the paperwork with them that is needed to register their child for school. When enrolling online, one does not have to worry about the shot records because the child will be learning at home, so those who feel that vaccines are a danger to their children would like this point of an online education, for their child does not have to have their shots. With both schools, the parents will need to have a copy of the child’s social security cards, and birth certificate. When giving this information to the online school, one is either mailing them a copy to the school home address or emailing them a picture of the items needed.

With a public education, most parents are worried about how much time the teacher will spend with their child and would it be enough, that the child will be able to learn what is needed for him or her to advance. In a public school, there will be anywhere...