| In this day and age, we are required more
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| | public, private, and home-schooled
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| and more often to be technologically
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| | Florida Schools students. Out-of-state
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| literate. Florida Public Schools need to
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| | and international students may attend the
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| adapt to that technology or fall behind.
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| | virtual school by paying tuition. FLVS is
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| We are becoming a mobile society, with
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| | accredited by the Southern Association of
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| the ability to talk to anyone at anytime
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| | Colleges and Schools.
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| from anywhere; we can even do a "virtual
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| | FLVS employs 380 full-time and 180
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| commute" and have an office at the park,
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| | adjunct Florida Schools teachers who
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| in the coffee shop, or even at a
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| | reside throughout Florida and some who
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| bookstore. While some districts are slow
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| | live beyond the state's borders. All FLVS
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| to rise to the task, others have stepped
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| | teachers possess a valid Florida Schools
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| up to the plate.
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| | teaching certificate and are certified
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| The Florida Virtual School (FLVS) was
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| | specifically in the subject they teach.
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| founded in 1997, and was the country's
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| | All of this information is definitely
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| first state-wide Internet-based public
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| | impressive. It is easy to imagine what
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| high school. In fact, other states
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| | kinds of students would benefit from this
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| wishing to implement this kind of
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| | type of Florida Schools education. Those
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| learning opportunity for their students
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| | Florida Schools students who are
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| look to FVLS as the model to follow. This
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| | home-schooled, have various psychological
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| is the only one of Florida Schools where
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| | challenges, social disorders, or other
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| funding is tied directly to student
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| | disabilities may find success by
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| performance.
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| | attending Florida Schools online. Are
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| Leaders of the FLVS serving Florida
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| | there drawback? Of course, nothing is
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| Schools students are committed to deliver
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| | perfect and snowy white. Never meeting
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| high-quality, technology-based education.
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| | face-to-face with one's instructor can
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| They hold the following core beliefs
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| | hinder the learning process. So much is
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| about education:
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| | communicated through body language, and
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| - Every Florida Schools student is
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| | the student would miss out on this
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| unique, so learning should be dynamic,
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| | valuable information by only studying
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| flexible and engaging.
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| | online. The obvious lack of social
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| - Studies should be integrated rather
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| | interaction with one's peers also exists;
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| than isolated.
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| | students who attend more traditional
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| - Students, parents, community members,
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| | Florida Schools have a variety of
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| and schools share responsibility for
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| | opportunities to experience activities
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| learning.
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| | with other kids their age.
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| - Students should have choices in how
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| | While there are easily recognizable,
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| they learn and how they present what they
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| | positive aspects for Florida Schools
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| know.
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| | students who wish to attend a virtual
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| - Students should be provided guidance
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| | school, it is also important to recognize
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| with school and career planning.
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| | and consider the drawbacks to never
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| - Assessments should provide insights not
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| | setting foot inside any of the Florida
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| only of student progress but also of
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| | Schools classrooms that exist in the
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| instruction and curriculum.
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| | state's 67 districts.
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| Courses are available to any and all
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