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Education Challenges
Remember when you were in grade school, and the teacher suddenly wanted you to
learn something called the multiplication tables? It was a real challenge...a
bigger challenge for some than for others.
Some kids just got it without breaking a sweat, and then there were those of us
who still added and subtracted using our fingers and toes. It was one of those
places in life where you learn a fact that lasts all of your life.
Some people just learn faster than others. That fact hasn't changed since that
long-ago day.
For some people, it seems information sticks to them like a piece of used
chewing gum sticks to a shoe on a hot summer day.
For the rest of us...well...we just have to work a little harder. It might take
us longer, but the result is the same....we DO learn.
The trick has always been to meet the learning challenges one at a time....deal
with them....and then move on to the next one.
Online education has its share of challenges, but one of them is not to have to
grasp a whole book full of knowledge in a single setting.
The challenge is to learn the information. If it takes a little longer, so be
it. Online education, unlike education in the brick-and-mortar world, allows
that.
Meeting the challenges of an online education means that we must learn to
discipline ourselves. We must set study times and stick to the schedule.
We must ensure that we have provided a quiet place for us to study and have the
time we need to grasp new concepts and ideas and to master the skills necessary
to get an online degree.
It is easy to get very distracted in a home atmosphere. It is one of the
challenges that can be overcome.
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The Era of the Online Education
The personal computer has changed the world forever. It leveled the playing
field.
Anybody with access to a computer has access to all of the information in the
whole world. It is right at their fingertips, and all they must do to access it
is to ask the right questions.
Back in the distant past, education was a luxury that only the very wealthy had
access to.
Only the children of the privileged could get a college education. That has
changed.
Nowadays, anybody with the desire and a computer can get a college degree.
Federal financial aid is available to those who qualify, and scholarships are
available as well.
Student loans can be made for an online education just like for an education at
a brick-and-mortar college or university.
Age, race, religion, or economic status are not factors considered for those
choosing to get a degree online.
Online education does not have to be limited to college degrees. High school
diplomas can be obtained online by people of all ages.
There are courses and instruction available for almost any topic you can
possibly think of.
The age of information has arrived and is thriving on this wonderful place we
call the Internet...the World Wide Web....the information superhighway.
If you want a high school diploma or a college diploma, or you just want to
learn how to build a really cool birdhouse, you can!
If you want to take a few college courses just so you know more than you did,
you can do that without breaking your household budget to smithereens.
You can learn how to start and run an online business. You can even learn to
cook, if that is your heart's desire. There is no limit to the
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Degrees and Technology
First there was the industrial revolution that changed the world; but now the
industrial revolution has been replaced with the computer revolution, and that
has changed the world even more drastically than the industrial revolution.
The entire world seems to operate on computers today. You can hardly live on
this planet today without interacting in some way with a computer. Technology
rules!
Those who have the technology skills to build a website, or who have the
knowledge of how to defeat hackers, viruses, or identity thieves, are in great
demand in the world today.
That demand is not going to decrease....it is only going to grow larger by the
day.
Degrees in technology fields can be earned online at accredited online
universities or colleges that will open the door to employment in technology
fields as wide and as varied as computer security to health care.
Of course, the world needs people who are educated in many fields, and
employment for those with a good education -- a college degree -- is almost a
sure thing no matter what the field is. But those with degrees in technology
have a leg up on just about every other field because all fields relate to
technology in some way.
There is an old saying, “Build a better mouse trap and the world will beat a
path to your door.” In today's world, it could be changed to build a better
mouse.
The world hinges on technology, and the computer is the very hub of that
technology.
The most important aspect of choosing an online college or university program
from which to get your degree in any of the technology fields is to be
absolutely certain that the college or university is one that is accredited.
You want your degree to open doors...not slam them in your face.
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