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Down the Beaten Path
Currently, government officials have launched an unprovoked attack against online universities and colleges, calling them "degree-mills", because of their mix of both knowledge and life experience. What's wrong with this? Apparently these schools do not walk down the beaten path of traditional ones, placing an emphasis on education instead of mere profit making.
It would seem that online schools such as Almeda University's mix of traditional learning and the personal experiences of their students has scared the institutions to the point where they have released their government attack dogs in an attempt to completely discredit these schools, with the goal of maintaining the status-quo of the current system. As they attack this new wave of education, tuition costs of traditional universities continue to rise, denying countless people the opportunity of furthering their education and career potential. Apparently, spending upwards of one hundred thousand dollars is the only way to prove that the education received is worthy of government approval. While these on-line educational programs offer a solid alternative to other post-secondary institutions, they are continuously bombarded and discredited by the education system. It would appear that post-secondary education is crafted for those whose bank accounts warrant it. at least in the eyes of traditional universities.
While these on-line schools are chastised, it is rarely mentioned that the US government does not accredit many other well-known institutions, even though they are well respected worldwide. Cambridge University in England is no more accredited than Almeda University, yet the latter is receiving all the blows. It would seem that the recent influx and popularity of on-line schools has threatened the potential business of traditional schools, so while they claim to be protecting education, they are merely protecting their own business. These unseemly assaults, courtesy of the nations education system has further blurred the lines between legitimately concerned institutions and a business monopoly. According to this system, unless a school has been rubber-stamped by the government, it is not a worthy education, but this extremely narrow outlook on further education will not stop graduates of on-line schools from succeeding in their fields of study. Many people who choose to spend less money on a quality on-line education are finding more and more opportunities, despite the institutional mud slinging from the "approved" system.
This article is not intended to make people instantly sign up to on-line schools or drop out of a traditional university, it is intended to inform people that this one-sided attack against on-line schools is both unwarranted and unnecessary. If the heads of traditional universities truly cared about education instead of business and the bottom line, they would not see the recent development of on-line programs as a threat. Institutionalized accredited universities do not threaten on-line schools because they know that what they offer is a valid, fair and useful education, and as more people discover this fact for themselves, traditional schools feel that their pocketbooks may be compromised, thus explaining their harsh backlash.
Before attacking on-line courses, look into them, talk to students who have registered and successfully completed the courses and keep an open mind about education. Knowledge and life experience can go a far way, and maybe the traditional schools can learn a thing or two themselves about expanding the possibilities of post-secondary education.
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