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Title: how many of us would further our education if you could
Post by: aggie49 on May 13, 2011, 01:24:42 pm

i would love to but can't afford to i wanted to finish going back for my law degree and it is a shame because all i need is maybe 1 year :heart: :star: :star:

Title: Re: how many of us would further our education if you could
Post by: angsilva2000 on May 13, 2011, 01:55:28 pm

I MIGHT

Title: Re: how many of us would further our education if you could
Post by: dreamyxo on May 13, 2011, 02:12:06 pm

Yes if I had the money I'd go back to school.  I don't want to take out loans either.  I already have a degree but I consider that practically worthless so I'd like to go get a degree that actually pays money.

Title: Re: how many of us would further our education if you could
Post by: Cuppycake on May 13, 2011, 02:26:23 pm

There are plenty of free education websites. One of my favorites is http://www.khanacademy.org/ (http://www.khanacademy.org/)

Title: Re: how many of us would further our education if you could
Post by: Peds on May 13, 2011, 02:42:31 pm

I'm going to an art school right now and Im realizing more and more that there is an abundance on information on the internet that would be just as beneficial as school. All one would need is a very disciplined and motivated personality to first find the resources to learn what they want to and then stick to following them. They don't even need to be online classes or step-by-step tutorials, you can learn from everything. I mean even if you're watching a speedpainting video on youtube of a very talented artist, you could just play the video a bit, pause it, mimic what he did, and repeat. Getting good at art (and most things in live) means repetition, just do it constantly and your mind and body will just absorb it into their memory and become better at it.

Also the Public Library (also free like the internet) has a ton of great resources for teaching yourself everything from anatomy to history to medicine to literature to stock trading to programming. Ive picked up a book there called teach yourself games programming it was a very thin book, i read it and followed its lessons in about a week and now I know how to make games, program physics, particles and all that fun stuff with C++. In just a week! Totally free!

From what I understand teach yourself has a whole series of over 500 books covering tons of subjects and if they're all as easy as this one I'll probably get a more advanced programming book from them and perhaps ballroom dancing  ;D

Title: Re: how many of us would further our education if you could
Post by: articx on May 15, 2011, 10:51:19 pm

I would not, because I do not need a larger student loan. If the education was free to me, then maybe I would.

Title: Re: how many of us would further our education if you could
Post by: mommagoes on May 15, 2011, 10:59:44 pm

i wouldn't. i do not need an added expense, especially for something that is just going to take me away from the most important thing in life, my family. furthermore, the main purpose of furthering an education would be to enhace or improve your career but the only "work" i do is stay-at-home mom and there's no college for that

Title: Re: how many of us would further our education if you could
Post by: debrabassler on May 16, 2011, 03:17:32 am

I wouldn't , im happy being able to spend time with my family  & friends.

Title: Re: how many of us would further our education if you could
Post by: gaylasue on May 16, 2011, 05:45:22 am

I have been thinking about going back to school.  But at 50, I don't know if the time put in will be worth the outcome.  I just recently lost my job after working 31 years.

Title: Re: how many of us would further our education if you could
Post by: masked_brown_guy on May 16, 2011, 07:17:16 am

probably, gotta do that homework though.

Title: Re: how many of us would further our education if you could
Post by: investyourtimehere on May 16, 2011, 08:18:29 am

Quote from: Cuppycake on May 13, 2011, 02:26:23 pm

There are plenty of free education websites. One of my favorites is http://www.khanacademy.org/ (http://www.khanacademy.org/)

thanks for the site.  I will try this one