About21000youngpeoplein17Americanstatesdonotattendclassesinschoolbuildings.

Insteadtheyreceivetheirelementary(初等)andhighschooleducationbyworkingathomeoncomputers.TheCenterforEducationReformsaystheUnitedStateshas67public“cyberschools”andthatisabouttwiceasmanyastwoyearsago.

Themoneyforstudentstoattendacyberschoolcomesfromthegovernmentsofthestateswheretheylive.Someeducatorssaycyberschoolsreceivemoneythatshouldsupporttraditionalpublicschools.Theyalsosayitisdifficulttoknowifstudentsarelearningwell.

Othereducatorspraisethisnewformofeducationforlettingstudentsworkattheirownspeed.Thesepeoplesaycyberschoolshelpstudentswhowereunhappyorunsuccessfulintraditionalschools.Theysaylearningathomebycomputerendslongbusridesforchildrenwholivefarfromschool.

Whateverthejudgmentofcyberschoolstheyaregettingmoreandmorepopular.ForexampleanewcyberschoolcalledCommonwealthConnectionsAcademywilltakeinstudentsthisfall.ItwillservechildreninthestateofPennsylvaniafromagesfivethroughthirteen.

Childrengetfreeequipmentfortheironlineeducation.Thisincludesacomputeraprinterbooksandtechnicalservices.Parentsandstudentstalkwithteachersbytelephoneorbysendingemailsthroughtheircomputerswhennecessary.

Studentsatcyberschoolsusuallydonotknowoneanother.But56suchstudentswhofinishedstudiesatWesternPennsylvaniaCyberCharterSchoolrecentlymetforthefirsttime.Theywereguestsofhonorattheirgraduation.

29. What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschool?

A. They have to take long bus rides to school.

B. They study at home rather than in classrooms.

C. They receive money from traditional public schools.

D. They do well in traditional school programs.

30. Cyberschools are getting popular became ______.

A. they are less expensive for students

B. their students can work at their own speed

C. their graduates are more successful in society

D. they serve students in a wider