Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators and Students Statewide ACCESS is a valuable resource tool for students and teachers, especially in rural Alabama counties. It enables students to take courses that aren’t normally offered at their school. Classes are web-based, so the expense and time from traveling is eliminated.
Picture this -- A student from a low-income family in Marion, AL has a dream to be a doctor one day. His grades are excellent. Marion is VERY SMALL – not even a Wal-Mart! Because of his family’s limited income, he’s unable to attend Marion Military Institute, so he’s stuck in a school that has limited courses available. ACCESS offers all kinds of courses such as AP Statistics and even Chinese; therefore, this enables him a head-start with college credits...at HIS school! ACCESS makes perfect sense!
Classes are also interactive, so students aren't limited to only observing their instructor talk and talk and talk. Students get to interact and ask questions through “whiteboard”. To be honest, at first, the mental picture I had regarding this program was a group of students watching a TV screen with a teacher talking for an hour…that was it. However, I was impressed with the option for students to ASK QUESTIONS regarding the course.
Nationwide, Alabama always receives a poor score with its education. Honestly, I don’t see how. We have great teachers who CARE about their students and TRULY want them to excel in their education! ACCESS is just ONE example of Alabama’s effort at broadening educational opportunities!
Outstanding posts for both 20/20
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