Online or on Campus?

I believe that online classes have certainly been an asset to the education world. A number of people who never had access to go to universities or community colleges now have a chance to get a degree because the price is acceptable to their budget. Others who are working parents and don’t have time to go to class can now take a course in their own living room. The students who can’t sit and listen to a lecture for three hours can now take as many breaks as they want. Online courses have shown many benefits to the ever changing society we live in; however, with any great development we need to be careful to manage and design these classes to adhere to the academic qualifications that our students need.
Personally, I can not take strictly online courses. I believe that one of the benefits of education is getting individual contact in the classroom and hands on experience. By being in the classroom students are socially interacting, which is also helping them develop necessary skills for their futures. I also think that not all teachers are qualified to teach online courses. I do not agree that they should be letting just any teacher teach these courses. Just because the class is cheaper and online, doesn’t mean they should give up the quality of the teaching. Although I see many advantages for online learning, I do not support the idea of an entire degree being earned solely through the internet. I can already see that online education is going to continue to grow; hopefully, in the years to come there will be mixture of online, hybrid, and in class learning for students and the on campus experience will not be completely torn away.

Starbucks Graduate 2/2/10

Being promoted to assistant store manager at 21 years of age is a big accomplishment, especially for a college student. Stephanie Garcia will obtain her official title of Assistant Store Manager of a local Starbucks in El Monte after her training is completed the beginning of March. Also a University of La Verne Senior, Stephanie never imagined being debt free when she graduated college. With tuition and additional college costs adding up to over 100,000, Stephanie has managed to pay for more than 30% of it. Her pending promotion and last two years of employment at Starbucks has paved the way for her college education. Stephanie started out as a typical freshman, exited and eager for a new life of living on campus and fun filled activities. She acquired a job here on campus in the Housing Department her first year to meet new people and pass the time. However, after her first two semesters Stephanie realized how much money her mom spent on tuition. Sophomore year Stephanie decided to take things into her own hands and pay for her own college expenses. Stephanie landed a job unexpectedly at her hometown Starbucks. For the last two years she has worked her way up and it has paid off in more than one way. Stephanie has a great job and as of this Friday she will be debt free. After college Stephanie will be able to enjoy spending time with her family and working on building a career in business management. Not many college graduates can come straight out of college with a smile on their face and money in their pockets; Stephanie Garcia can definitely do that while she enjoys her Grande iced, single shot, Caramel Macchiato.