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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a SAHM to 2 young kids so an online program works best for me. I'm about to transfer my community college credits over to UMUC. I checked and it is a credited school. I'm about to invest a lot of money in going to school there - will it be for nothing? [/quote]

You're a mom.

Let's say you have two choices:
A)  to allow your teen to stay home and take on line classes from some virtual high school or
B)  to watch your teen jump on a bus and head off to high school where REAL people can figure out if she's tired and therefore not performing well or if she's just not working to her potential b/c she's bored or if she's gifted in art b/c she made a beautiful sculpture that's on display

Get it?

If I were to hire someone for a position, and one had an on line degree while the other had a Master's from a state college, whom should I choose?  In my experience, those with on line degrees don't value education.  It's an easy way out.  We've watered down education so much that no one - not even adults - can think critically.  Furthermore, it's laziness.  [/quote]

Do you know why many SAHMs choose UMUC? Because they are also military spouses, and many of them are stationed overseas in a foreign country where they have no access to colleges that are affordable since they are in a foreign country. In addition, many military bases have an education center and offer f2f classes through UMUC along with the option to take online courses. If you do not know the situation of this woman, you should refrain from assuming you know what is best for her. Maybe she's a SAHM because financially it would cost more for her to go out to work and put the children in daycare. We should be encouraging a person to better themselves, and not try to deflate them by condemning their choices. I am a military spouse of 25 years and UMUC is the school they encourage military members to use in order to better themselves for future life after the military. Are you going to denigrate their online degrees too?

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