One of the benefits of an online college education is that your chances of getting a lucrative and enjoyable job will increase. I’m specifically talking about cases where a job is only available to candidates who (for example) hold a university or college degree. The average person will see an income difference of approximately $1 million dollars over their non-degree competition over the span of a lifetime.
As you are probably already aware online learning can be a great way to get a new diploma or upgrade from your previous education. For someone considering this option the internet is a great place to find relevant and up to date information regarding learning online. The internet does not discriminate against religion, race, education, class, or background which helps build a sense of equality in bettering a student’s education.
Due to the positive atmosphere the internet can create, online education will produce a healthier learning environment and a greater quality of education to all society. Sure, you can always go back to school in a traditional setting, but you can also take classes online. The internet is a powerful education tool.
Distance education teaches various subjects through various correspondence methods. Audio and videotapes, telephone conferences, cable or satellite television, fax, electronic mail and the Internet are the main means of this type of education. It should be noted, though, that not all education programs and training over the Internet are reliable. Also if your computer is over two years old, it could be outdated and unable to handle the demands of attending an online institution.
By: Derek Dexter
Archive for November, 2009
Online College Education – The Pros and Cons You Must Know
November 29th, 2009Using Suntech Student Loans to Fund Your Education
November 29th, 2009
Attending and graduating college these days is very expensive. Getting a college education is possible with Suntech student loans. These days, getting a college education can be difficult, if not impossible. Without an educational financial plan a college degree may be unattainable. Fortunately, there are now many student loans packages that are being offered to students who dream of a college diploma but could not afford one.
Suntech student loans are being expertly managed by the Collegiate Funding Services-Suntech Servicing. As the seventh largest service provider of Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), Suntech is a company well known for its integrity and high quality loan servicing.
Suntech student loans offer a student several options but the best one is loan consolidation. Loan consolidation means that all loans are being merged into one so that there is a single major account to manage. Oftentimes, a student may need more than just one account to put himself through college. Assuming that he is granted several loans, such loans will have varying interest rates. A glaring problem with multiple accounts is the tendency to miss a payment of at least one of the accounts. Worse, the student may be charged with penalties for missed payments. This is where the beauty of the loans consolidation program comes in. It is a wise move to seek student loan consolidation advice from Suntech.
One of the first things the Suntech student loans consolidation program does is to look at all the student loans that the prospective borrower is presently carrying. Carefully analyzing the varied interest rates, Suntech will offer to the borrower the consolidation program borrower that will combine all of his federal student loans into one, resulting to reduced interest rates by as much as 50%. In many cases consolidation allows one a longer period of repayment. For instance, if the regular period of repayment is only ten years, one can be given a period of up to thirty years with the Suntech student loans consolidation program. This effectively lowers the monthly loan payment at time when money is tight.
Another great feature of this loans consolidation program is that it requires no credit checks, so even if one has no satisfactory credit rating (and this is quite common in students), he can still complete a college education through Suntech.
Suntech’s student loans consolidation program will work best for those who are unable to effectively manage multiple accounts. At the same time, it will also benefit those who may have a hard time paying off their loans after graduation when to student is just entering the job market.
By: Jim Kesel
Controversial Education Issues – Declining Standards in Public Schools
November 24th, 2009
One of the most controversial education issues today is the continuing decline in student learning standards at state schools throughout Australia, which is an issue of concern to both the public and the government. Hardly an election, be it State or Federal, goes past without the education band wagon being wheeled out, with promises of reform and greater spending to cure the problem.
Yet the problem persists despite a myriad of “solutions” being applied ranging from increased spending, shifting the focus onto e-learning and various curriculum and assessment frameworks.
Why is this problem so persistent? Despite intermittent efforts by the media to make teachers the scapegoat for the drop in standards, the blame lies neither with them nor with the students involved. At present, students can only be kept from progressing to the next year level if the parents of the student give permission. This sounds fine in theory, but in reality this permission is rarely if ever given. In the ten years I have worked as a teacher in Australian government schools, I have only seen one case of this.
This means that students are promoted to the next year level regardless of their skill level. The students are aware of this and as a result the completion of set work in the classroom has become optional. It is worth noting that private schools are not subject to this ridiculous situation.
Since there are no standards for moving up to the next year there are many students at any given year level that are well below the expected standard. This not only increases the workload of the teacher taking the class, but also diminishes the learning opportunities of those students who are interested in the work.
Behavioural issues go hand in hand with a poor skill level in a subject, as the student who is behind the expected level is frustrated by work they do not understand due to not having a good grounding in the subject from previous years.
Various solutions to these problems have been put forward including individual learning plans, open classrooms, task based learning and assessment, the list goes on and on. Most of these so-called solutions mean endless work for the teacher while producing no noticeable improvement in student outcomes. But the fact remains that none of these reforms address the basic problem of students not being required to pass to a specified standard. There will be no significant improvement in student academic achievement in core subjects such as English, Math and Science until minimum pass standards are re-introduced. Everything else is simply rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
By: Roger Vanderlely
