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We do the virtual school thing for my son (4th grade).

Our biggest issues are with regular schools. If he is not in their building they don't get the money. Ours is paid for like any public school, with tax dollars. They don't think we should get this option.

We have text books. Some classes are given in a webcast with a teacher where my son talks over a speaker or chat pod to ask questions. Some classes are taught by me. Some things are taught through online tutorials. For our state there are 6-8 field trips per month. We can go to as few or many as we like as long as the lessons assigned are being completed. The field trips allow us to meet other kids in the school. My son is now about 8 days from completing his required course work for 4th grade. We have a month left. Now we do independent studies. My son has chosen 4 biographies to read for Social Studies and Language Arts and we are dissecting 8 animals for science. How many 4th graders get to do that?

This is great for us. It is not for everyone. Some parents are not capable or willing to put the effort into the education of their children.