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Is online learning worthwhile? Why? Why not?

Since teaching is my third career, I’m a rather a newbie at this. The first time I had heard the phrase ‘life-long learner’ in context  was six years ago. It sound so bright and exciting and I could understand the lack of enthusiasm on the part of my colleagues who had been teachers for a while.

It wasn’t long until I realized that every district or school mission statement I came across contained that phrase. For my colleagues it had become a cliche. Worse, it was an empty cliche – No one ever explored or discussed what this meant and how it would be facilitated.

One of the paths that can be provided for people to be life-long learners is through online learning: Joining classes on the World Wide Web.

There are several places a prospective online learner can go to read enumerations and discussions of the pros and cons of online learning including:

http://www.edu-center.org/distance-learning-pros-cons.htm

http://www.learn-source.com/schools/pro_con_online.html

http://www.elearners.com/resources/elearning-faq5.asp

If you are out of school-either high school or college-online learning should be an option in continuing your own personal growtth and development.

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