Guest Commentary: Indianapolis Star Publishes A Skeptic's View of Virtual Education

Jeff Swensson is the superintendent of Carmel Clay Schools, which is located in a suburb of Indianapolis. The district serves 15,573 students.
In a commentary published in the Indianapolis Star, Swensson wrote, "The unhappy truth of putting all of learning or education into a "virtual basket" for any student is that we marginalize the potential for exchange; virtual thinking and virtual knowledge are subsumed into a vacuum bereft of real time exchange, challenge, feedback and interaction."
"Quality education, the result of many factors, including a wonderful effective public school educator, cannot be generated out of thin air like tea from a Replicator on Star Trek," he added.
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Guest commentary: Indiana newspaper praises shift to elearning

The editorial board of the Evansville Courier & Press reports that only a year ago "a dissatisfied public was demanding" that the local school board "do more to elevate the academic performance of its students."

The district took on the challenge, and according to a Courier & Press editorial, thanks to a new virtual academy, the "the public has been getting just what it demanded, through nontraditional programs and an infusion of modern technological tools."

More proof that when technology is paired with education the results are positive.