You lay it out well. The problem is that high tech home schooling would be cheaper and better anyway. Teachers should have been camcordering their previous school years so sick kids could learn at home on days they miss. Parents could track their kids’ activities with web cams more cheaply than the cost of putting a child in school. But that doesn’t help the teachers’ union.
They want to punish kids who don’t go to school. Why bother helping them?
My son’s private school records classes and puts it on the internet. If the kids know they are going to be sick, somehow they can get on the internet and listen to the lecture. They also put their lectures (power points, class notes, homework assignments) online. It’s great!!
My son has never needed all the online services, but I have a daughter with epilepsy who misses lots of school. I think at some point, she’ll need the services.
Their school is starting to offer online classes.
Their school will also let homeschooled kid participate in some of the after-school activities.
I think their school is a good model for schools of the future.