Texas Virtual Academy (TXVA) is a web-based school designed to provide online public school education to children at no cost, whereas Hebron High School (HHS) is a public school, which is a part of a district that offers free public education to children in the community. Unlike HHS, TXVA students are not face-to-face with their teachers every day. Therefore students are allowed to email or call their teachers as a form of communication and they also have the opportunity to talk to their teachers in class via chat. Although students cannot see their teachers in class, they can hear them. They can also see presentations their teacher prepared and chat with other students as if they were in a public school like HHS. TXVA has its own website where
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Their goals are to enhance student’s creative thinking, innovation, and analysis. Another goal is to improve student’s communication skills to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication. However, TXVA core objectives also include the goal of increasing student achievement through the effective use of technology. In comparison, both schools give their students standardized test and other state required test used to assess a student’s ability. These tests are issued by the state and have strict rules that follow; therefore TXVA students and faculty meet at a natural place to take these tests. HHS assignments are given to students in the form of homework, quizzes, tests, midterms, and final exams. Likewise, TXVA assignments are given in these forms but are completed online. Their due dates are also similar but with a few obvious distinctions. At TXVA, all work assigned is due the following Sunday, but students are given up to four weeks to turn these assignments in before the late policy take effect. On the contrary, HHS teachers have the privilege to assign work with their chosen due date and students are required to turn their work in on that day are the late policy will take effect. Both TXVA and HHS late policy and grading policy is practically identical. After the due date of an assignment the highest grade a student can make is a B and everyday this letter grade will go down until it reaches an F. On a grading scale of 0 – 100, A = 90-100%, B = 80-89%, C = 70-79%, and F = 0 – 69%. Students who receive less than a 70% in any course will not receive credit for that course, but they may repeat a course in which they have earned an F. Students are promoted based on the number of credits earned, 0 – 6.5 credits = 9th grade, 7 - 12.5 credits = 10th grade, 13 - 18.5 credits = 11th grade, and 19+ credits = 12th grade. The state
Their goals are to enhance student’s creative thinking, innovation, and analysis. Another goal is to improve student’s communication skills to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication. However, TXVA core objectives also include the goal of increasing student achievement through the effective use of technology. In comparison, both schools give their students standardized test and other state required test used to assess a student’s ability. These tests are issued by the state and have strict rules that follow; therefore TXVA students and faculty meet at a natural place to take these tests. HHS assignments are given to students in the form of homework, quizzes, tests, midterms, and final exams. Likewise, TXVA assignments are given in these forms but are completed online. Their due dates are also similar but with a few obvious distinctions. At TXVA, all work assigned is due the following Sunday, but students are given up to four weeks to turn these assignments in before the late policy take effect. On the contrary, HHS teachers have the privilege to assign work with their chosen due date and students are required to turn their work in on that day are the late policy will take effect. Both TXVA and HHS late policy and grading policy is practically identical. After the due date of an assignment the highest grade a student can make is a B and everyday this letter grade will go down until it reaches an F. On a grading scale of 0 – 100, A = 90-100%, B = 80-89%, C = 70-79%, and F = 0 – 69%. Students who receive less than a 70% in any course will not receive credit for that course, but they may repeat a course in which they have earned an F. Students are promoted based on the number of credits earned, 0 – 6.5 credits = 9th grade, 7 - 12.5 credits = 10th grade, 13 - 18.5 credits = 11th grade, and 19+ credits = 12th grade. The state