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Re: Walden University
Posted by OP on 4/19/08


    HI folks,
    I see this topic is still one that still evokes some strong
    feelings from both sides.

    I'm wondering, though...if anyone can answer my question.

    Is there anyone here in MA who has earned a Masters from Walden
    and the DOE has accepted it towards professional certification?

    I'd like to add, that though I've decided against the program at
    Walden, a colleague of mine is taking a prof. dev. course through
    Cantor, which is affiliated with Walden, and he absolutely raves
    about it. He is thoroughly enjoying the course and gaining a
    great deal of practical knowledge. I confess I'm somewhat envious
    as I attend my course at the brick and mortar school, jumping
    through hoops and tangling with the red tape, learning new things -
    yes, but information that I can use in the classroom - not
    necessarily. That was what I was drawn to at Walden. All of the
    courses in the program seemed highly relevant to what I'm doing
    now. Clearly there are pros and cons for both scenarios.


    On 2/29/08, OP wrote:
    > Well...thought I'd let you folks know..I decided against it.
    >
    > Though the program looked great and it looked like all of the
    > courses were very relevant, it would be a 6 -12 week process
    > with the MA DOE to even see if this program would be
    > approved/accepted. I didn't want to wait that long.
    >
    > In addition, since my initial contact with the school...maybe
    > I'm being overly sensitive, but I feel like they're big into the
    > sales/marketing thing. They must have an entire dept. devoted
    > to recruiting students. I've gotten 4 phone calls (messages)
    > and more than a dozen emails asking if I'll be attending the
    > school. Again, maybe I'm being overly sensitive, but it just
    > put up the red flags for me.
    >
    > Spending that kind of money and still having a shadow of doubt
    > in the back of my mind, I figured I'd hold off.
    >
    > Is there anyone else here in MA who has earned a Masters from
    > Walden and if so did he/she find out if it's approved here
    > towards professional licensure?
    >
    >

     
     

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