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The Future of Online Learning and Personal Self Development is Here
People all over the world are becoming increasingly more aware that they must continue learning and educating themselves throughout their lives in order to achieve long-term success in the field of their choice.
In certain fields, such as medicine and the sciences some individuals continue their formal learning and education well beyond the path they started at an early age. Many continue their formal learning for an additional 10 – 20 years, sometimes more.
Unfortunately, most of the working class today regardless of the level of education that they achieve still often find themselves lacking a certain type of learning….the type of learning that will empower them and give them the confidence and resources to take the necessary risks that will reward them both in their career path and their earning potential.
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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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