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About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in
school buildings.
Instead, they receive their elementary and high school education by working
at home on computers. The center for Education Reform says the United States
has 67 public “cyberschools(网络学校)” and that is about twice as many as
two years ago.
The money for students to go to a cyberschool comes from the governments
of the states where they live. Some educators say cyberschools receive money
that should support traditional public schools. They also say it is difficult to
know if students are learning well.
Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work
at their own speed. These people say cyberschools help student
s who were
unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools. They say learning at home by
computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school.
Whatever the judgment of cyberschools, they are getting more and more
popular. For example, a new cyberschools called Commonwealth Connections
Academy will take in students this fall. It will serve children in the state of
Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen.
Children get free equipment for their online education. This includes a
computer, a printer, books and technical services. Parents and students talk with
teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computers when
necessary.
Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another. But 56 such
students finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently
met for the first time. They were guests of honor at their graduation.
1. What do we know from the text about students of a cyber
schools?
A. They have to take long bus rides to school.
B. They study at home rather than in classrooms.
C. They receive money from traditional public schools.
D. They do well in traditional school programs.
2. What is a problem with cyberschools?
A. Their equipment costs a lot of money.
B. They get little support from the state government.
C. It is hard to know students' progress in learning.
D. The students find it hard to make friends.
3. Cyberschools are getting popular because _____.
A. they are less expensive for students
B. their students can work at their own speed
C. their graduates are more successful in society
D. they serve students in a wider age range
