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3 Important Truths About Adult Education
As an instructor at a state college I know that today’s college student is just as likely to be middle-aged (or older) as a teenager. Yet, I frequently find myself counseling adults who are thinking about returning to school to further their education. Actually, it is not so much a counseling session as it is a bit of a pep talk. One of the major reasons many adults hesitate before going back to school is the simple fear that they will not be able to keep up intellectually with their younger classmates. Well stop worrying about that. Here are three reasons that the majority of older students actually out perform their younger counterparts in the college classroom.
First, the simple truth is that in most cases the older student is more motivated than the younger student. It is more likely that the older student is footing the bill so values their education for that reason and wants to make sure they get the most out of their investment. Also, older students have also experienced the working world without a degree and so are very motivated to gain the financial and professional advantages of an education. This motivation is what gets older students through the challenges that college throws at them — challenges that might derail a younger, less experienced, student. In addition, nontraditional students have usually learned the hard life lesson that having the right attitude is half the battle.
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Education – What is It?
Tony Blair has banged on about education for all and made a huge statement with these damning words ‘education, education, education’. It’s very easily said and perhaps understood by some but doesn’t this vary from individual to individual and from society to society?
There are many issues involved defining the term education. In general, education is defined as going to school, then university or college and thereafter getting a job. Obviously, passing of exams reflects how clever an individual is. However, do exams reflect how intelligent a person is or have we as a society attached a label to it? It needs to be noted that some people are ‘academically’ bright. By this, I mean they are enthused by learning theory at schools and study hard for exams and then pass getting pretty high grades. On the other hand, it needs to be brought to attention that academically intelligent people may lack intelligence in other fields. Have you ever thought of that? For example, a person who gets high grades for exams may not have the social skills required for the ‘real world’. So doesn’t this mean that their studies were a waste of time? Do we have to study really hard and get good grades to get the title ‘intelligent’? After all, if we look at historical figures, did they go to school? Did inventors start like this. These are the questions we need to ask ourselves.
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Earning Engineering Degrees from Accredited Online Colleges
The rapid growth of the online and distance learning community has given new hope to those who have found themselves at a crossroads in life. Many people thinking about pursuing an online degree fall into one of several categories. Some have already earned a bachelors degree and find a need, due to career goals, to return to the classroom to earn a masters or graduate degree. Others had life events interrupt their collegiate experience and they now are faced with the reality of securing their future with an undergraduate degree. For both of these scenarios, online education has taken the lead as a viable option that meets their daily work and life schedules. Many will seek a degree online in a field that they had prior interest in or had not completed fully.
However, still more, contemplate a change completely in their career path, or frankly, have found a new interest for their career. Engineering is one of the specialty careers that more and more people are directing themselves towards. With the advances in technology we see around us every day an online engineering degree can take many forms.
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