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Numbers and Dates
Synonyms and Vocabulary
What?
100
In what year did business leaders start High Tech High?
2000 (par 2)
100
What is another expression for "taking classes online"
Distance learning (par 6)
100
What are three forms of alternative education?
Alternative schools (High Tech High)

Homeschooling

Distance learning / online classes

200
How many High Tech Schools are there now?
Eleven (par 3)
200
If statistics are approximate, we can also say that these numbers are ______________.
Estimated (par 5)
200
What is the fastest growing form of alternative education?
Distance learning
300
How many families in Great Britain home schooled their children in 2007?
50,000 (par 5)
300
At High Tech Schools, students design and build their own project. This is an example of 
hands-on experience (par 3)
300
What are two reasons why distance learning is so popular?
Location

Convenience

400
How many US students took at least one online course in 2010?
6 million (par 8)
400
Which word n paragraph 2 means "a need or desire?"
Demand
400
What are three reasons people choose to homeschool their children?
Disagree with standardized tests

Want to emphasize religion

Want to spend more time with children

Don't like traditional curriculum

500
What was the total enrollment of students in US colleges and universities in 2002?
Approximately 15-16 million (graph, p 71)
500
Which word in paragraph 2 means "the subjects that are taught in school?"
Curriculum
500
What 3 businesses provided funding for High Tech Schools?
Cisco Systems, IBM, & Microsoft