From: Karen Rice

To: learn-usa.com

Subject: Article on Homeschoolers and K12 Charter Schoolers

Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 11:31:08 -0400

Dear Ms. Stuter,

I deeply resent the implication in your article that those of us choosing to use the K12 Virtual Charter Schools have somehow been duped, or fooled, or tricked into thinking it was something that it wasn't. K12 has been forthright and honest and very careful to explain the difference between traditional homeschooling and public cyberschooling. They make it a point to let us know that when we enroll in a VCS, that we are part of the PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

Obviously, you never asked any of us actually USING the program about our experience. I'm sure there were a few who were too dumb to figure out the difference between traditional homeschooling and using a Virtual Charter School...you said “at least one instance” when suggesting that parents don't know that they're part of the public system. If that's the case, then they're obviously too ignorant to homeschool anyway, if they don't know what kind of thing they've gotten themselves into! The enrollment process alone should alert the parent that it's part of the public system!

Next time, I suggest doing more homework before spouting off a bunch of drivel that does nothing but make you look biased and ignorant, rather than objective and sincere.

Karen Rice,

PROUD PARENT of a PAVCS student.

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