Students who have special schooling needs benefit from online classes. Reasons why students might take online courses would include physical ailments that would keep them out of the classroom, being home-schooled and needing to meet class requirements to obtain a diploma or being in special situations that prevent them from regularly attending high school, such as students who are actors or students who are living abroad. High school dropouts can also utilize virtual secondary schools to obtain their diploma. Online schools may also offer courses and programs that are not available in the school district the student attends, such as advanced placement courses in English, math and science.
The main advantage of virtual secondary schools is the ease of access to the classroom. The student need not sit at a desk and take notes. Students may access class material anywhere there is Internet access. Virtual secondary schools also offers the chance to take classes when they want as opposed to spending specific hours in a classroom. Students are able to access classes early in the morning or late at night. The classes fit their schedule.
Most virtual secondary schools do not issue diplomas. The online school provides required classes that transfer credits to the local school area in your region. The local school district uses these credits toward graduation. Student may not obtain all required credits for graduation from taking only online courses. They may also need to obtain home-schooling to receive the credits required, or even take some courses in a classroom setting.
A high school diploma is granted through a four-year school after a student passes a state-required number of classroom courses. A GED is a five-section test that can stand as a substitute for a high school diploma. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of 2009, a high school graduate earns $172 a week more than someone who is not a high school graduate. Getting your high school diploma pays. A virtual secondary school can help students who have dropped out previously obtain their high school diplomas.