Passage 26 Summer School and online classes

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[11:39.88]Summer School and Online Classes
[11:43.80]In the United States, summer school used to be seen mainly as a place
[11:48.59]for high school students to repeat classes they failed.
[11:52.59]But summer programs have expanded.
[11:55.51]Students often go to summer school
[11:57.94]so they can ease their class load during the school year.
[12:01.99]Or it might give them more freedom
[12:04.41]to choose the classes they want during the regular term.
[12:08.77]Summer school students do the same amount of work
[12:12.08]as if they took the class during the school year.
[12:15.25]But they do it in just one to two months.
[12:19.18]Another choice for many students is to take classes online.
[12:23.72]However, some online classes require students to come to a classroom to take tests.
[12:30.93]Students may also have to take part in group discussions with the teacher online.
[12:36.66]And there may be a required number of hours to spend logged on each day.
[12:42.14]Yet there may also be freedom to do the work anytime, day or night.