Myths About Online Schools

MYTH: You'll spend all day staring at a computer.
FACT: While attendance, planning, and assessment are all recorded online, only about 30 percent of the K-8 lessons are taught online. The rest of the K¹² curriculum relies on printed and/or hands-on materials, including beautifully crafted textbooks, paint, rocks, and telescopes.
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MYTH: Attending a Florida Virtual Program is a part-time job.
FACT: Students will need to spend about four to six hours on schoolwork each day, depending on grade level.

MYTH: Online schools don't meet the curriculum requirements for public schools.
FACT:   Florida Virtual Programs are public school programs that happen to operate outside of a traditional classroom. As public school students, your children will be expected to spend a certain amount of time each day engaged in schoolwork. They will also be required to take standardized tests mandated by the state of Florida. The K¹² curriculum was developed by experts to meet or exceed Sunshine State standards, and has proved to be one of the top-scoring online school curriculum programs in the nation.