Argumentative Essay: Online School Vs. Traditional School

I was in a very interesting situation with high school. I was able to do high school in a traditional setting as well as online, and I did online schooling two different ways. Online and traditional schooling are both very good ways to learn, but not everything works for everyone. A lot of people like myself respond better to online schooling and for good reason. Online schooling is more ideal than traditional schooling because you get to work at your own pace, there are less distractions than a traditional school setting, it can be a lot more challenging than a traditional school, and I was able to be a lot more flexible with my time. When I was in 10th grade, I got mononucleosis, mono for short. Mono weakens the body and the immune system, and I really could not go to school without being about to collapse by lunch time. I had to do online schooling so I could get the rest that I needed to get better, while still being able to work on school and not get behind. With this in mind, I was really able to work at the pace that was set for me. I could get the rest that I needed, and then do my school work when I was able to. I …show more content…
It is so easy to cheat on tests and quizzes and homework in a traditional school by looking at someone else’s papers. It is a little harder than that in an online school. Yes, you can google the answers, but from what I have seen, they are not right a lot of the time. Online school really forces you to actually do the work that is put in front of you, and work these problems out yourself. I found that something that really helped me with the classes I was having trouble in. At my traditional high school, it was so easy to just copy someone else’s homework before class or cheat during a test or quiz. With online school it is literally just you with your school work, there is no one next to you to cheat off