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Atlantis and Hubble photographed from Earth
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged NASA on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’re A Couple of Misfits
Posted in Just thoughts, Uncategorized, tagged Christmas, family support, Hermey, misfit, online student on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This time of year, late December, my thoughts turn to one of my favorite Christmas characters, Hermey the Misfit Elf.
This blog post is dedicated to all of the online students out there who dream of being something MORE than what they are and find they are alone in their dreams.
I shall tell my story.
For every [...]
Time – finding 15 hours a week for college
Posted in Just thoughts, Uncategorized on December 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Online schools ask for a minimum commitment of 15-20 hours a week for success. I entirely believe in that. Students that struggle to do the minimum each semester/term are probably barely reaching 10 hours a week. Students that do rapturously well….completing BAs in 15, 17, 18 months and MAs in 18 months (still considered very [...]
College may become unaffordable for most in U.S.
Posted in Uncategorized on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Interesting discussion from the NY Times. I’m most intrigued by the international comments about college systems in Europe and China.
Knowing who you are and how you learn (WGU EWB)
Posted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to WGU! I am glad you have joined us. WGU is different from any other kind of university out there. (Yes, VERY different even if you have taken online coursework before.)
New WGU students often find that some of the study styles they used in high school or in other colleges do not work as [...]
