<p>has anyone heard of the distance education program the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University? if so, would u say it is as good as cty or epgy distance education?</p>
<p>CTD has some very good courses. My son has taken two. He has also taken CTY courses (which were not as good as his CTD courses, but I hear there are other good ones). He is taking EPGY courses now and has taken others before; those are mostly all good. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/learning/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/learning/</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.cty.jhu.edu/cde/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.cty.jhu.edu/cde/index.html</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://epgy.stanford.edu%5B/url%5D">http://epgy.stanford.edu</a></p>
<p>My daughter is participating in the scholarsonline.org online courses. They aren't accredited, but the prices are reasonable for the year course. You are live on line either once or twice a week, and there are frequent quizes, etc to keep you on your toes. They offer several years of Latin, and also Greek --which is what drew me to the program. They offer the years of literature, history, and science to take you from middle school and all the way through high school. I would say the literature is challenging enough for anyone, and they also have a summer Shakespeare where you cover most of the Shakespeare plays. My daughter has enjoyed it so far, even more than expected, and really takes it seriously. She is in 7th grade and is taking the ones they recommend for her age group. I would recommend it --my friend did it last year, and she liked it. I don't believe they advertise.....</p>
<p>my older son took the scholarsonline classes and really enjoyed them. My younger son went to CTD this summer (as a rising 7th grader) and he loved it -- he plans to go back this summer.</p>
<p>Are you looking for online classes or summer stuff? If you are looking for online classes, for what age and what subjects? I am sure that people here will have plenty to recommend so you can check out your options.</p>
<p>Well, im in 9th Grade and am looking for online classes that are giving during the school year. I'm not really looking for any specific area of study. Any other reccomendable online classes would be greatly appreciated. Thanks</p>
<p>I find the title of this thread hilarious, CTD means "circle the drain" :D</p>
<p>I was wondering how long it takes before the kids get tired of the "on-line format" They have several years of classes, which is good, but it would be nice to know that the kids like them well enough to continue, or if you need to look around for a back up.<br>
Re AP online- If you go to K12 (the curriculum that is now available on line) they can direct you to the AP through (Apex, I think) I think the price has come down over the years. It was really expensive before. My friends really like K12, but their kids haven't gotten up to the AP level yet, so I really don't know about the quality, but I would think it would be just fine. I think a pretty good deal is just the regular distance ed university courses--as the books are a few years old, they are reasonably priced, which offsets the tuition. Our local cc (free tuition for running start) except one math book can be $170. The tuition for distance ed may be $200-400 depending on the credits, but the books can usually be had for $30 as the course is written to last several years. Food for thought!!</p>
<p>Apex is probably not the best for an online AP course - you end up basically teaching it to yourself anyway, and they have major technical difficulties sometimes.</p>
<p>Is the scholarsonline very religious? It says it's Christian based, but it looks like it uses seculare textbooks....</p>
<p>Good to know about Apex. Generally I have been happy enough with the college based course high school course, but we haven't done the AP ones, because they have to be done by May each year, and then you pay $85 for the test,etc. My daughter's counselors at Indiana Univ. HS (toll free number) actually recommend you just take the straight university courses, because you don't have to go through AP test-- the university credit is awarded with a grade. There are more choices that way. (U. of Missouri, North Dakota Div. of Continuing studies we have used also and liked)
Re the scholarsonline-- We like them, maybe even more than we thought. I actually looked into the books first, before we signed up. She is live on line 3 days per week, with no technology glitches at all. My daughter's in the middle school level, and just getting her feet wet, but the literature is really great so far. The weekly quizzes are challenging but they keep moving and it's up to you how hard you study. I don't think the Christian element has really been an issue, because they follow the books mainly. The instructors keep the discussion moving, as the online time is limited and there's a lot of material to cover. The Latin uses a college curriculum, and my daughter seems to like it just fine. Pretty good if a 7th grader likes it. I bought the World History book to look at it, they take two years, but it is a regular thick college text. So far I like everything, the instructors seem to have a real interest in their students as they do answer their questions. They might run extra study sessions for example. However, they really don't send out official transcripts to colleges as the above-mentioned programs from universities. The office person is extremely helpful about courses, but I think you are on your own for documentation. I think this is because the exams are proctored by the parents, not an independent proctor. They also come by email, and aren't sealed like the other programs. That's why they seem to want you to take the achievement tests, as the courses by themselves aren't enough. (this is my interpretation, and this is our first year) That said, you really don't feel like you are on your own, the teachers interact at least once per week, so you can't get too far behind. I'm hoping my daughter continues.....I think the prices really are a bargain, compared to attending a university to take these same courses on a much more accelerated pace. Sorry I don't know more!!!</p>
<p>We really like EPGY</a> Online High School. It's set to expand next year, and it should have much better financial aid than Apex.</p>
<p>It looks great, but it costs $12,000 for one year. (We spent about $6,000 for all 4 years to do the Indiana Univ. High School) I'm sure it's not the same cachet as Stanford but that's a large cost difference. Also now--our state does have a free online high school because they count you as a full time student if you join up. They also provide the laptop and printer for free.</p>
<p>There is a HUGE difference between list price and actual out-of-pocket price at many great colleges, high schools, and distance learning programs. We have RARELY paid full price. Apply for financial aid and see what happens. If a program doesn't offer financial aid, that is a bad feature of the program--look for a program that does. Wait till all the offers are in before comparing the cost and value of one program to another.</p>
<p>tokenadult Thanks for commenting about the online high school from epgy. It sounds really interesting. Do you know how selective it is, or do they just accept everybody who applies?</p>
<p>EPGY Online High School claims to be pretty selective--and I believe it, based on the students who are enrolled this year. The expect the number of enrolled students to go up quite a bit for next school year, and it should be a fine group of young people.</p>