Access is one of the most intriguing things I found while looking at the ALEX website. Alabama has done a great thing with this program. This could be very useful in schools that don't have the ability to offer higher end courses to their students. From what I understand about Access, there would be an actual Alabama qualified teacher, teaching the class, but would be "distance" teaching. Access would be a great resource for those children looking to take college prep classes. Also, helps students learn how technology can be used.
Access enables students from different cities to discuss what is happening in the class. This would really help them when it came time for college. Access is also used for remedial courses. A student could sign up for extra help in a subject they didn't understand fully. While I am an Elementary Education major and not a Secondary major, I think this could be really useful for me. In my Special Education class we discussed the highly gifted children or children with extremely high IQ's and one of the questions we asked was, how can you teach this child and help them grow and use their high IQ? I think Access could be a great answer for how teachers can enrich those children because they would have the ability to take classes that they would be interested in and wouldn't be board with things they already know. Children don't learn at the same rates, something "No Child Left Behind" fails to realize, but Alabama has come up with a good way to help bridge the gap "No Child Left Behind" created.
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