Before the pandemic hit, about three percent of K-12 students were being homeschooled. During the 2020 – 2021 school year, that number skyrocketed to eleven percent. So if you’re new to the homeschooling bandwagon, you’re actually among the majority of parents right now. Some parents have felt comfortable with homeschooling Read more…
There are a lot fewer social distractions when learning from home. No bullies in the hallway. Less drama. No chaotic classrooms with disruptive classmates. But you might find other distractions tempting you during your school day at home–that PS5 calling your name, the dog begging for the sweet freedom of Read more…
If you’re a parent looking into online schools, we’ve already interviewed parents about why they love virtual high school for their child. But if you’re a student interested in a fresh school experience, here’s your chance to hear actively enrolled students share about why they love attending Sora. Sora is Read more…
No matter how big and shiny that widescreen T.V. looks on Amazon, there’s nothing like diving into the user reviews to find out if it’s actually worth your money. We understand that it’s no different when considering an online high school. So we asked parents with children enrolled at Sora Read more…
Written by Sydney Spexarth, 10th grade student at Sora All of my life I have gone to public school. I have never thought about switching to homeschooling, because I love my friends and teachers. On another hand, public school can be very stressful and overwhelming. You work at their pace Read more…
Project-based learning is hard. Often times, we fall in love with the research and stories of PBL but find it incredibly hard to effectively implement in our student’s life. This is especially true if our students are interested in something less traditionally academic like animation. You may wonder if it’s Read more…
Project-based learning is hard. Often times, we fall in love with the research and stories of PBL but find it incredibly hard to effectively implement in our student’s life. This is especially true if our students are interested in something less traditionally academic like cars. You may wonder if it’s Read more…
Project-based learning is hard. Often times, we fall in love with the research and stories of PBL but find it incredibly hard to effectively implement in our student’s life. This is especially true if our students are only interested in reading fiction and writing stories all day. As you already Read more…
Project-based learning is hard. Often times, we fall in love with the research and stories of PBL but find it incredibly hard to effectively implement in our student’s life. This is especially true if our students are interested in something less traditionally academic like video games. You may wonder if Read more…
Project-based learning is an incredibly effective method of instruction. But, unlike traditional instruction, it’s also much harder to pull off. Educators in a variety of settings can be prone to implementing project-based learning improperly. When not executed well, students tend to just scratch the surface of a subject or simply waste Read more…
