It gives kids a nice thing to do after school. Our kids would much rather be learning on the computer than watching cartoons, and that's a big plus. When John Bennett and Karen Grindall, both teachers at Portage Path School of Technology in Akron, Ohio, wanted to draw in the busy parents in their area, the educators turned to their local Time Warner Cable company. We wanted to bridge that gap by connecting families to school via the Internet. Forty families were enrolled in the project in 1999, and today all Portage Path students and families are eligible to participate.
Parents can drop in on school via the Internet any time of day or night.
And students are spending more time at home learning. She attributes the higher scores to students using the Internet at home to learn more about subjects they are studying in school. Portage Path Principal Robert Sparhawk believes C5 gives his kids a real edge in the 21st century. It makes them risk takers, lifelong learners, and better citizens.