Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Killfiled, was DNA Offers New Insight Concerning Cat Evolution

[Vern Green <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Maybe to a 19 year old.

So here is another question. I have heard people belittle institutions
like technical schools and schools like University of Pheonix and so
on. They say they are diploma mills even though the accreditation
process that UoP goes through is much more rigorous than any state
institution.

I guess here is another argument, that argument is: Are these schools
diploma mills and even if they are, is the education any worse if you
have a motivated adult such as myself who is working and learning
attending every class and working his tail off, compared to a 19 year
old who would rather sleep in and party than attend class.

The real question I guess, is a 3.2 or 3.3 gpa at a state funded
University such as MU going to be better respected than a 3.7 or 3.8
at a University of Pheonix type school, if everything else remains the
same?

I also notice many Universities are moving into online education as
well. What is the general consensus about these types of programs?
Mike, even University of Minnesota has a distance learning online
program. I am of the mindset that any accredited school should have a
good program, isn't that what accreditation is all about? That of
course is just my opinion, and I am interested in yours.


On 1/7/06, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Jan 2006, Vern Green wrote:
>
> > It seems such an odd thing to me. Someone paying so much for an
> > education and they are not attending classes. I cannot comprehend that.
>
> Consider where the money is coming from.  Also consider what the
> priorities of a 19-year-old are.  Learning is important, but so is
> developing social relationships.
>
> Mike
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