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By Msrjls Liindstrom
Squeezing the world's largest high
school into one small room is not as impos
sible as it sounds.
The Independent Study High School,
housed at the UNL Division of Continu
ing Studies in Nebraska Hall, has a student
enrollment of more than 13,000.
- Only about 1,200 enrolled are
Nebraskans, Principal Larry Hubka said.
Students from every state as well as foreign
countries also take courses, he added.
Alaska has the largest enrollment, with
more than 1,700, Hubka said. The large
number primarily is due to the Alaska pipe
line, he said.
Accredited diplomas
Out of state students are attracted to
the Nebraska Independent High School
because of its high accreditation level and
the extensive curriculum offering, Hubka
said.
"Most other correspondence study pro
grams do not have the curriculum we
have," he said. "Their programs are good,
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but they are not as extensive."
The Nebraska Independent Study High
School also can issue accredited diplomas,
something most correspondence schools
can not do, he added.
Most out of statet students learn about
the program by word of mouth," hf said,
because it has existed for many years.
The program began in 1929 to expand
the curriculum offering in small high
schools in Nebraska; Hubka said.
"The creators found that rural schools
needed assistance in developing curricula
they were not able to have because of the
size of school or economic reasons," he
said.
The founders soon discovered that
those problems were not unique to Ne
braska and decided to expand the program
worldwide, he said.
Although most of the program i! based
on "enrichment of existing curricula,"
Hubka said, many students receive their
entire high school education by correspondence.
Students who must travel or who are
Institutionalized often enroll In the pro
gram to "maintain the continuity of their
education," he said. ,
Olympic skater Dorothy Hamill and
members of the Ice Capades have taken
courses in the program, he said.
Variety of courses
The school offers 145 courses that are
periodically revised and updated. The range
of courses is wide, offering everything from
trigonometry to beginning piano.
Hubka said that 23 certified teachers
provided the "individualized instruction
through the written media."
All staff members maintain offices in
Nebraska Hall where they plan courses and
evaluate the incoming lesson material.
Hubka added that the teachers are not
just paper-graders.
"They provide much more in-depth
comments than a regular classroom .teacher
who can augment his instruction with
verbal comments," he said.
In addition to a correspondence teacher,
Hubka said, a student must obtain a local
supervisor who "monitors exams so they
are administered under proper conditions,
Any approved adult other than the stu
dent's parents may qualify as a supervisor,
he said.
Exceptions
Although students have one year from
the date of registration to complete a
course, exceptions are made, he said.
"Since we are an alternative school, we
try to make sure every student is successful
in completing his courses," he said.
Courses completed and credit earned
through the Independent Study High
School is accepted by employers and other
schools, Hubka said.
"We have not had any kind of difficulty
with other sJiools accepting our credit,"
he said.
Hubka added that students also may re
ceive indirect benefits from the program.
Through the program, a student learns to
discipline himself to study, he said.
"In a public school, a student is dictated
by a bell system and a clock," he said. "In
independent study, the student can pro
crastinate or get busy and study."
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UNL agricultural extension Prof. Emery
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tor. Tom Helms, assistant dean of the
College of Agriculture, said federal law re
quires that all pesticide applicators, both
private and commercial, be certified.
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Oct. 21, 1977, but "the Environmental
Protection Agency is way behind in
complying." -
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