Distance Education

Hi Malamar. I think it is never too late to further one's education. My daughter, an RN, married and with two grown sons and one that is 12, went back last year to bump up to a BA so that she can be a nurse practioner. Part of her courses are at U of M, and the rest of the courses she does online through the same university! My brother-in-law went back to school for his high school diploma at age 40. I commend people who do this! As for myself, I have earned some college credits going to adult ed night courses. Karen

for in my case, i have already son i have no time to back to school although i really want to learn a lot more, i have not finish my college because i have to help my family until i have my own still i haven't done my college .But i learned to use the internet and there a lot of free tutorials i have read, some webinars i attended just using internet as distance education, i joined some forums to update my knowledge without going to school anymore...i found it very useful and its not too late to learn....now i have my own electronics shop and competent.

The distance education is the better one in which the person gets the outside knowledge by doing the part time job, and doing the education so that the person gets more knowledge.....

Hello Malamar, Learning is a lifetime enterprise hence, it has no age limit. What is needed is the "will power" on the part of the individual concerned to get the job done. During this period of economic crisis, it is very important to be creative and enterprising in order to meet both ends. While it is true that being creative and enterprising can partly be considered as inborn gifts, they can also be learned and honed through schooling by learning the skills sought for and have them practiced as a profession eventually. Young and old alike need to earn a living. To earn a living one needs work. Work requires skills, talents, or the ability to do the job with a notable degree of efficiency regardless of age and gender provided that one is perfectly fit physically. This is where the role of the school or a training center can find concrete significance. It is through it that one can be given the chance to be competitive in the market. I am 45 years old and I work as a university professor, but I am planning to enroll in a technical school this coming summer and hopefully become an electrician or an automotive technician or a computer technician, or a programmable logic controller expert because I believe that there is practically no end to the innumerable opportunities available in the market. I also tried in the law school the past two semesters but discontinued for a while due to financial constraints. I am also considering finishing my doctoral degree; I only need to write my dissertation and to successfully defend it. I only lack the money to pursue them and succeed. Not long ago, I have watched television news featuring 55 and 62 years old grandmothers who graduated in the high school and are planning to pursue college degrees. Amazing, isn't it? I also know of a fellow faculty in the university where I work, who finished her doctoral degree from the University of the Philippines (UP) via long distance education. It simply shows that education, in the age of technology, has certainly transcended far beyond the four walls of the classroom. It also shows that opportunities are unlimited. What we need is the "will power" and the "loving desire" to learn and earn. Leaning and earning opportunities are boundless, endless and limitless. All of us, young and old alike are welcome to explore. Yours truly, Gumer