ACCESS

ACCESS or Alabama Connecting Clasroom, Educators and Students Statewide, is a new distance learing program that has been set up for high school students. This new program has been very successful in the Alabama schools that have tried it thus far. This ACCESS program offers students the chance to take classes online. Many students tend to benefit from online classes because they can access the course and information any time, any where.

The ACCESS program offers many class choices ranging from English to chineese and many math classes. Also, they offer advanced placement courses for students with exceptional abilities. Some of these courses can be taken for a college credit. This is a great program for students who can excel in AP courses because they can get a head start in college.

In addition, many students who come back to high school after dropping out will benefit from this program because they will never have to set foot inside a classroom. Many students who come back to school may have jobs and other priorities and cannot be in the classroom 5 days a week. ACCESS makes it easier and possible for these students to graduate.

I really like the ACCESS program and I feel that it benefits the students greatly. Although I do feel this way I also do not think the program is for everyone. Some students need to be in the classroom but there are many who will enjoy and excel in this program. I would like to teach through ACCESS because I would enjoy seeing my students benefit from this type of learning environment.