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kid* other option* that the would not be able to take advantage of unle** they were at a larger school." Collin* said.
And some of the student* see benefit* to the online format of the classe*.
"We can go home and get our stuff done whenever we need to," said Zack Jackson, a senior at Rappahannock high school who i« taking a class on world mythology.
Students taking the courses, which typically entail between eight and 10 hours of homework each week, spend a regular class period in the school library working on material.
Rappahannock high school junior A.J. Collins said students are given the freedom to work at their own pace and according to their own schedules. He cautioned, however, that such free• dom requires self-control.
Collins said he is planning on taking three online courses next year.
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