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Dominican University offers exactly the same educational experience for their online students as they provide for the students in their actual classrooms. You can earn your Masters in Education from the comfort of your own desk, studying in the hours that are most convenient for you. Your education will not interfere with your current teaching position. You can earn your Masters in as little as 18 months.
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In any working environment, there are those who are unhappy with their jobs. Some are dissatisfied because they are in positions that are dead-ended―there is no opportunity to move up in the organization. Others are unhappy simply because they are doing work that does not interest them or that is not satisfying. Others don’t like the environment or even the people they work with.
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Reading specialists are playing important roles both in elementary and secondary classrooms for many reasons. For example, children coming into our schools often have very poor preparation for learning to become proficient readers. If they come from families where reading is not a priority, they will need to gain that motivation and orientation in the classroom. In all too many cases, they are coming from families where illiteracy is common. In large families, some of the children will fall through the crack when it comes to orientation to printed material.
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Many students are reluctant to dip their feet into the world of online education. They believe they won’t learn as much as in a traditional classroom setting. However, the reality is that many learn far more outside of that 48×40 room.
Let’s explore 5 reasons traditional education is outdated.
The Desk-chair: Some things work well together. Peanut butter and jelly, universal remotes, and bear helmets leap to mind. Desk-chairs, however, fall out of my top million list of best combo inventions. Those wretched chairs are uncomfortable at best, and not conducive to learning …
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According to the Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter Report filed by Apollo Group, Inc. yesterday, University of Phoenix just hit total enrollment of 420,700 — up 22% compared to last year. These numbers are well above, but reflective of strong overall growth in online education enrollment.
According to the report, total growth was driven largely by continuing increases in online enrollments and improved student retention at University of Phoenix. In fact, according to the college review and college rankings site, www.CollegeGrader.com, 88% of students who reviewed the school said that they would …
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Geico has a string of television commercials touting how it’s so easy to switch over to Geico a caveman could do it. Well, that got me to thinking, why don’t we start our own campaign for online education?
If you’ve read the Top 5 Reasons Online Classes Rock you already know why so many covet this mode of study. Here a few catch phrases I’ve come up with so far which I hope will encapsulate the spirit and awesomeness of online education.
Online classes are like Kirstie …




