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...Even in courses that don't deal with personal issues, the Internet can be more welcoming than a traditional classroom, says Mary Furlong, the founder and chairman of ThirdAge Media, an Internet company for an audience of people in their 40s and 50s. "At a certain point you're not sure you belong sitting at a desk in a junior college with a bunch of 22-year-olds," she says. "Online, if you have gray hair, no one notices. Size doesn't matter. Humor matters. Intelligence matters." ThirdAge offers free courses on subjects like learning to invest, finding love online...
...Internet medium, says Acadio CEO Steve Sperry, and make sure you're equipped to take full advantage too. "Online courses have gone beyond slapping up a Web page and exchanging e-mail," Sperry says. "Now we can broadcast live lectures over streaming media. It's like a real classroom environment. But it's not going to be satisfying on a 28K modem." Once you've enrolled in a course, getting the most out of it isn't rocket science, says instructor Davis. "Just do the work. If you paid only $30 for it and if no one's going...
...through eighth grades of nearby Stratton K-8 public school. For Stratton's middle-school students, the resort offers golf lessons and environmental field trips and provides opportunities for job-shadowing and work-study. "It makes education more relevant when children can have a hands-on experience outside the classroom," says Stratton principal Lorrie Arruda...
Maybe the conservatives were way off the mark, their theories flimsy and easily defeated by modern science. Maybe they did have an ulterior agenda whose main goal was to bring God back into the classroom. But the world did everyone a disservice when it painted them as stupid...
GORE 58 --To increase the minimum wage $1 --To connect every classroom to the Net --To extend universal preschool to all four-year-olds --To increase funding of programs for the disabled (five pledges) --To give all kids mental-health coverage...