09-01-2010, 12:13 PM
gcalvin Wrote:The main thing is that you are mostly on your own. Yes, you can e-mail, bulletin board, and IM with your instructor and other students, but it's not the same as a live classroom setting. I imagine most of us on this forum prefer it that way, but if you really need to find a disadvantage to distance learning, I think that would be it.
-Gary-
WHS
Also, if it is a subject/course that you are very interested in and would like to discuss and debate and bounce ideas with others, that can be missing entirely or difficult to manage. There's other ways to go about getting that environment, but you'll have to make a strong effort outside of class to make it happen.
M.
Mom of 11
Graduated 6, still home educating 5
Credits from CC classes:
eng 1113 freshman comp 1
eng comp 2
pos 1113 american fed gov't (political sci.)
spa 1103 spanish 1
bio 2123 human ecology
his 1493 american history civil war era - present
phi 1113 intro to philosophy
soc 1113 intro to sociology
total credits 24 hours
gpa 3.12
Mom of 11
Graduated 6, still home educating 5
Credits from CC classes:
eng 1113 freshman comp 1
eng comp 2
pos 1113 american fed gov't (political sci.)
spa 1103 spanish 1
bio 2123 human ecology
his 1493 american history civil war era - present
phi 1113 intro to philosophy
soc 1113 intro to sociology
total credits 24 hours
gpa 3.12
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