Forest Trail Academy Announces New Blog Dedicated to Online Homeschooling

    WELLINGTON, FL, August 15, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- In one of its latest efforts dedicated toward helping aspiring K-12 online homeschool students and their parents transcend beyond the boundaries of traditional schooling, Forest Trail Academy has come up with an innovative solution to address their concerns regarding online homeschooling K-12 courses. As a staunch advocate for distance homeschool learning, whether as standalone or hybrid solutions, Forest Trail Academy has been working toward dispensing common myths surrounding online school education in the country.

According to recent findings in a survey conducted by Babson Survey Research Group, the proportion of students in the country taking at least one online course reached an all-time high of 32.0 percent in the year 2012. (Source: Babson Survey Research Group report, "Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Education in the United States", January 2013, Onlinelearningsurvey.com)The report also goes on to state that currently 77.0 percent of all academic leaders have rated the learning outcomes of online homeschool education as the same or superior to those of face-to-face environments. This revelation is in sharp contrast to the 57.2 percent that was initially reported in 2003 when this survey was first conducted.

The recent mushrooming of K-12 online home schools all over the United States is an evidence of a growing revolution in the world of education. Dr. Chung, the Director at Forest Trail Academy, says, "Given the present scenario, students can no longer be dependent solely on traditional learning methods. They need to leverage the latest technological innovations delivered by online learning platforms in their favor to gain a competitive edge over students from around the world." Teachers at Forest Trail Academy agree with the opinion that new avenues are necessary to help students develop critical skills that will be vital to their future success. "Globalization has changed just about everything we do. Information technology has become an integral part of every aspect of our lives and we need to embrace technology and use it to our advantage," adds Dr. Chung.

Academic guidance counselors at http://www.foresttrailacademy.com have come across several students who've expressed reservations about adopting online learning courses. A common cause for this, they believe, tends to be the lack of accurate information regarding distance homeschool learning courses that are conducted by online K-12 schools in the country. One of the counselors was also quoted as saying, "Learning online offers students a lot of flexibility in scheduling their home school courses. Additionally, it is a great way to take on additional courses without disrupting your regular course of study." They believe a combination of online K-12courses and traditional schooling is a great way to start for those who may want to give distance education a try.

"It is this dilemma we are trying to address. There are a lot of misconceptions present in the minds of people such as 'Studying online is best suited only for online high school students' or 'There is no way an online learning environment can deliver the same results as a classroom'," adds Dr. Chung. "Students come up to us with common questions like :

Will online education really benefit me?
Does the online school I enroll with need to be accredited?
How does studying online offer me a better shot at Advanced Placement courses?

These are questions every concerned parent and student will ponder over and we're here to help them address these concerns."

As a strong supporter of online home school education, Dr. Chung advises,"First of all, online learning isn't restricted to just online high schools. Several online elementary and online middle schools in the country have shown remarkable results in terms of progress of their students. It is true that students at that age require much more supervision, but with the right guidance, in certain cases, the results have been known to be much better than those of a traditional classroom. Toddlers from online elementary schools have exhibited a significant increase in grasping power when taught using distance homeschool learning methods. Even students from online middle schools have delivered much better results than their counterparts after graduating and moving onto high school."

The faculty and staff at Forest Trail Academy have no doubts regarding the benefits offered by online K-12 home school courses. In addition to the flexibility, they say the economic viability of such options make a strong point given the current economic outlook. They also advise students to ensure that they enroll with an online school that has all the necessary accreditation's since credentials play a very important role during the process of college and university acceptance. They also strongly affirm the wider scope online schools have provided students with, in terms of access to Advanced Placement courses.

Forest Trail Academy's K12 accreditation's and membership information is available here: http://www.foresttrailacademy.com/fully-accredited-k12-online-high-school.html

"Online schools have done away with the primary obstacle faced by students in accessing AP courses, which is limited capacity. Furthermore, employing the necessary faculty is no longer dependent on the availability of local professionals," one of the teachers was quoted as saying.

Forest Trail Academy is a renowned online K-12 home school in the United States and is known for the high level of education they impart to their students. They believe their commitment toward delivering the right education in the right manner has been the secret to the success of their students in the country and abroad as well.

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