I've taken a bit of a break from my blog. It was a really busy summer with a crazy work schedule, high school graduation, a trip abroad for my daughter and all the prep work for her freshman year at college. It's the beginning of a new adventure for all of us!
A lot has
changed since I was in college. This summer we found an old tuition bill from my freshman
year. Tuition, room and board was about $1700 for the semester. Tuition is now about $7500 a semester at a
state school. I hate to admit it but a lot of
years have passed! :) And I still believe the benefits of a college education
far outweigh the monetary investment.I chatted with my daughter on the phone the other night. It was so nice to hear her voice! She was telling me about her science class and how she was planning to go back out online and review her professor’s presentation again. I was curious as to how she does this. She explained to me that he posts his PowerPoint slides online after the lecture so the students have access to them.
I said, “Wow, that’s really nice! Our professors never did things like that when we were in college.”
And then I realized it probably had something to do with the fact that PowerPoint hadn’t been invented yet.
And even if PowerPoint had already been invented, there was no “online” to post it to.
And even if “online” had existed, I wouldn’t have been able to access it from my typewriter!
It's amazing how much has changed from my experience to her experience. And amazing how much really hasn't!
What a great adventure!
Keep on smiling!
