The New York Times' investigative reporter, Stephanie Saul, introduces us to the Virtual School's new culture of compliance. It is same as the old brick-and-mortar school's culture of compliance. "Profits and Questions at Online Charter Schools" describes a pattern familiar to traditional teachers, "When you have the television and the Xbox and no parental figure at home, sometimes it’s hard to do your schoolwork.” Even dedicated parent/teachers of students being homeschooled online have to compete with Spider-Man and Batman action figures for students' attention. And when a student, who is lip synching Rihanna's hit song, "Umbrella," is caught not listening to the lesson, the excuse is no different than in school, “I concentrate better with my music.” As with the brick-and-mortar "status quo,"
