Cyberschool is providing a chance for students to arrange their own schedule. This makes it easier for students and teachers. Cyberschool means that classes may not be as crowded because students can take classes from home.

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"Unions were worried about us taking jobs away from teachers. But it actually solved problems. When a kid picks a class, they don't have to worry about schedules."

Tom Layton, Director of the Cyberschool.

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Cyberschool is geared toward the go-getter students who want to gain more credits or a higher level of learning then their schools are able to provide, explained Cyberschool director Tom Layton.

"We've lost one-third of the teachers in the district, and students' schedules get tighter and tighter. This offers them flexibility. They don't have to decide between classes they need to take, because they can take them from Cyberschool," Layton said.

Cyberschool offers a variety of classes. Students can choose from such titles as: Communication and Gender, Horror Literature, Heroes (Literature), Cyberstats, Calculus, Cell Biology, DNA&Genes, Ecosystems, Evolution, American History through Film, Civil War for Buffs, and Bringing Literature to Life.

Students no longer need to ride the bus across town to take calculus at a junior college and blow off two periods of high school, Layton said.

Students can work at their own pace on their assignments and use the Internet for additional research capabilities.

Addie Wagenknecht, a senior at South Eugene high school, started taking Cyberschool classes last summer. She is currently enrolled in the War and Peace collaberative project. "I think it was worth my time," she said.

"During the summer I can take cyberschool instead of LCC [Lane Community College] or UO [University of Oregon]."

Wagenknecht likes the ability to do her lessons whenever she wants. "The whole freedom thing. I hate getting up at 8:00 a.m. and driving to school," she said. Wagenknecht does 2 or 3 lessons a week. She said she gets annoyed with students at her high school "goofing off." Cyberschool allows her the ability to work at her own pace.