Jan 25, 2012
You have got to love technology. I mean without it we would not have our smart phones, and I cannot go without my iPhone. We would not be able to connect with people from all over the world through social media. Oh, and we certainly would not have the opportunity to go to school and get a degree from our computer. Those are just some of the reasons why I absolutely love technology. When I chose to get a college degree I was in high school. I just knew that I did not want to have to still wake up and drive to my classes or sit around on a campus. Also I did not want to have to quit my part-time job. Online school seemed to be the perfect fit for me, and I was really good at it. However there are some people who found that online school was not the best decision for them the hard way. They got behind in classes and ended up not doing so well. Here are confessions of online students who wish they would have went the traditional route from the get go.
- I never thought that I was an unorganized person until I started taking online classes. Wow, did I find out quickly though. With online classes I was responsible for keeping up with due dates with little reminder from the instructor. I was also held accountable for keeping up with all of my notes and paperwork for reference. This is typical for regular classes but I twas much more difficult without a professor handing out the sheets. -J. Stall, California
- It should have been obvious to me prior to enrolling in online classes, but I do not learn very well without the face to face instruction of typical college classes. I need to see an instructor to really understand and get the content of lessons. I got through my first semester of online classes, but after that I was done. I signed up for seated classes from then on. K. Lingly, Arkansas
- I struggled with online classes for a couple of reasons, but I think the biggest reason was the fact that I am an absolute social butterfly. The interaction from my fellow students helps me to really grasp and understand what all is going on in class, and I found that communicating solely online was not enough to help me out. -P. Ogden, Nebraska