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EDITORIAL
On line classes require discipline
One can shop from home, bank, work, and now earn credits from Cabrini through online courses. Though this is not new to the world of education, Cabrini has just recently launched the program that puts the classroom on a new level.
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On-line courses offer people with hectic schedules the option of continuing their education in a non-traditional format.
Students who are parents, handicapped, live-in care takers, full-time workers or simply those who couldn't otherwise attend college can be accredited through the internet.
A question that is plaguing most people however is how far is technology taking us away from human interaction? This past Christmas, many people avoided the crowds in malls by purchasing their gifts from such stores as Ebay.
What is the fun of Christmas if your not pushing people out of line to grab the last "Furby?"
People can ask what the fun of college is if you aren't dealing with the excitement of actually "going" to college. Internet classes don't form friendships that can last a life time.
Who will the average internet student ask for a second opinion if they don't know any of the students.? Is it safer to meet with an online student then it is to go on an internet date?
One of the benefits of taking an on-line class is that you don't have to go to that classroom. Well, that is not exactly true. Students still have to meet with their teachers on more then one occasion.
Some teachers may even call a .student up and talk to them on the phone.
The motivation it takes to pass an internet course is quite demanding. It is homeschooling for the over 18 crowd.
However, mom and dad aren't going to make sure you are following your studies. It is the student's and only the student's duty to prepare their work and hand it in via email on time.
Homeschooling will be benefited from thi~ programming possibly, because parents can get more information over the internet.
New advancements in classrooms and subjects will be easily accesible to those who's parents teach them at home.
