As the digital age continues to grow for teen and young adults, online high schools and colleges are concerned with students developing social skills.
This has always been a concern for parents who home school their children. Many home schooled students actually enter high school just to have social interaction with other students through sports, drama, and events like proms.
In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal an article by Paul Glader outlines what some online schools are doing to prevent student isolation.
As online high schools spread, educators are ramping up efforts to counter the social isolation that some students experience. At the same time, sociologists and child psychologists are examining how online schooling might hinder, or help, the development of social skills.
"For online high schools, the biggest obstacle is addressing the social interaction for the students," said Raymond Ravaglia, deputy director of Stanford's Educational Program for Gifted Youth, which Ms. Ray attended. "At that age, people really crave social interaction."
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