Ohio DL schools

       The Connections Academy looked to be my choice if I was going to send my child or recommend an online school for a student. educators have faced many students who have moved to the brick and mortar high school after spending several years as either a home schooled student or as a student from an online academy.  I have personally witnessed these students have a very rough time make the social adjustments allowing the students to fit in with their peers. Many of these students seem to become social outcasts and become disconnected from the school society.  Connections Academy has the required on line virtual classroom environment where students get to interact with teachers and classmates through the live web classes. While the asynchronous concept supporting anytime anyplace learning is the crux of the learning environment, I feel that the live interaction would help to alleviate some of the social stigma associated with online education.  I found the website to be very easy to navigate and the FAQ section was very informative.  http://www.connectionsacademy.com/curriculum/high-school/free-online-learning.aspx      

         The flip side to this is the Ohio Virtual Academy.  I found the site hard to navigate and the FAQ section was not informative at all.  There was no discussion of virtual classroom interaction and it seemed that this on line school let you swing. Teachers did not seem to be available in any sort of personal manner. I found the website very hard to navigate and I believe that the lack of social interaction might leave a child to being somewhat socially inept.  I am sure that other class members will have differing opinions but I do believe that the Connections Academy would be my first choice.