Friday, 22 April 2011

Determining If Distance Learning Is Right For You

By Tom Addison


The Internet has become a major force in our lives. We can find love on the Internet, find old friends, find a job, and now the Internet is helping us enrich our minds with distance learning schools. In other words, pursuing an education on the web.

Many people have found that getting a degree from distance learning schools fits with their lifestyle and personality. But obviously not everyone has the same lifestyle and personality, so it follows that some will not find it as suited to them. It's important to educate yourself about your options before pursuing an education.

People who tend to succeed with web based education are those who are able to work independently. These people don't need a professor or classmates looking over their shoulder to make sure that they are doing the work they are supposed to. They are able to make their own study plan and stick to it.

Lifestyle can also be a major factor in your education decision. Many people's lives and schedules do not allow for them to go to class for five hours a day in the middle of the day. This includes homemakers, business people, and those with erratic schedules. These are people who have to mold their education around their lives, not vice versa. For them, the flexibility of web education is ideal.

Not everyone will find distance learning schools to be a perfect fit for them. For some, the lack of structure and pressure to perform cause them to not work as hard as they would otherwise. Some people are put-off by the somewhat more impersonal nature of web education. Some would prefer to hear a professor give a lecture instead of reading his or her post on the Internet. Still others find that they need a certain degree of personal time to help them learn fully.

This new path in education is certainly one to explore for the modern student. Whether distance learning is a fit for you, look for it to continue to gain prevalence and garner respect in academia.




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