How has your thinking about online schools and online schooling changed since the first week?

I certainly know a lot more about online schools and online schooling than I did the first week. The first week was really an eye-opener for me; I hadn't realized how wide-spread online schooling already is. Our small research of virtual schools and their websites has taught me a lot more about virtual schools and how they operate. My respect and appreciation for online programs have really grown over the past week and I feel that many more people will begin to feel the same way once these programs become more commonplace and new standards are established in our views of what an education should encompass.