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| Thread ID: 101218 | 2009-07-05 14:53:00 | correspondence school or traditional school | flushdns (15070) | PC World Chat |
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| 789219 | 2009-07-05 14:53:00 | I am thinking of gaining my credits through correspondence school is this such a bad idea or should i stick with traditional school. Well I am sick of traditional school at the moment | flushdns (15070) | ||
| 789220 | 2009-07-05 19:48:00 | I am thinking a continuing through correspondence school so I can continue to work. How old are you? It can work if you have the ability to knuckle under and do the work but does not work for everyone. If your looking at a degree do the first 2 years this way and then transfer to a uni for the last year having your degree issued by a uni does make a difference |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 789221 | 2009-07-05 22:03:00 | Correspondence school requires you to have a lot more self-motivation. What is making you "sick of" traditional schools? | somebody (208) | ||
| 789222 | 2009-07-05 22:26:00 | I've just completed some study through the Open Polytechnic of NZ. Studying via correspondence gives you the freedom to study topics that aren't being offered at local Uni's or Tech's or be able to study during the hours that suit you (evenings/weekends etc). This is great if you work full time. There is no doubt you have to have discipline. You still get deadlines for assignments/exams and there is nobody to push you but yourself. For example, if your paper requires 10-12 hours of study per week, then you have to make sure you do this. You have to complete the readings or coursework as it won't be drip fed to you. Making a detailed study plan on what you have to complete each week to stay on schedule is important. Saying this, you can also get ahead of the schedule if you know you want a week off during the term. The traditional way of learning still requires discipline. Your fellow class mates can help you with bouncing ideas off each other for assignments and the set lectures keeps you on schedule to complete the paper on time. This decision really depends on you being brutally honest with yourself on your study habits. Can you stick to a self-imposed schedule or do you know you can be easily bored or distracted and may suit more structured study with live lectures? |
Jen (38) | ||
| 789223 | 2009-07-06 00:27:00 | 1) It would be great if you could tell us why you are sick of traditional schools. If you are comparing high schools to tertiary institutions, you might want to think again - they are vastly different. There is no bullying or put-downs. It's all about yourself and what you want to achieve. Colleges also allow you to make friends - lifelong friends sometimes. Take me for an example, most of the friends I made in uni are still in contact with me while most of the people I knew from high school have lost contact. 2) Only study via correpondence if you have special circumstances - such as distance (if you live in a farming community), work commitment (no time to attend lectures/labs), disability and etc.. |
jamesjiao (2163) | ||
| 789224 | 2009-07-06 04:05:00 | umm this is for secondary school not for degree etc you know ncea credits | flushdns (15070) | ||
| 789225 | 2009-07-06 05:46:00 | Not English, I hope? | shermo (12739) | ||
| 789226 | 2009-07-06 06:19:00 | Help you with your English we can! Ken :p ;) |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 789227 | 2009-07-06 07:23:00 | Can you do secondary school by correspondence then? I guess you can | gary67 (56) | ||
| 789228 | 2009-07-06 08:24:00 | There is home schooling but thats not the same as correspondence. May I ask the OP, what is wrong with your current traditional school? | beeswax34 (63) | ||
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