Jan 16 2009
On Online Classes
What’s the deal with all these schools offering online courses now? Biomedical sciences, creative writing, criminology, even culinary arts can all be taught over the Internet. My question is not so much how (though that is a valid question in itself), but why?
Why would anyone want to skip the standard classroom format? College is one of the most amazing experiences you can ever fathom. And it’s the friends you make, the skills you learn, the food you eat that are all an integral part of what college is. It’s a utopia of hippie youth, free-loving, free-spirited, curious, and confident in spending their parents’ time and money. A college is a commune, a microcosm of a city that runs on work, play, and an inherent belief in everyone that no matter what may happen to them during their 90 or so years in this stage of life we call life, they will never truly be alone.
And it’s fun. I’ve got countless friends who have purposely failed classes just so they could stay in school an extra semester or two.
So, get off the computer, enroll in a real medical school or cooking school and enjoy the lifestyle that comes with drinking seven Red Bulls while cramming for the next day’s final exam