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On-Line Doctoral Program

by first grade teacher

May 13, 2010

I am interested in pursuing a doctoral degree through an on-line program. Please share your experiences with on-line schools (good/bad). I appreciate your help!

Thanks!

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bernoulli - re: Walden On 8/07/10, Walden Ed.D Student wrote: > I received my master's from Walden and I am now working on my Ed.D from > Walden. Honestly (as a adjunct college professor who was hired b/c of > Walden's great reputation, along with my great teaching experience, which > was influenced by Walden's phenomenal master's program), a well written and...See MoreOn 8/07/10, Walden Ed.D Student wrote: > I received my master's from Walden and I am now working on my Ed.D from > Walden. Honestly (as a adjunct college professor who was hired b/c of > Walden's great reputation, along with my great teaching experience, which > was influenced by Walden's phenomenal master's program), a well written and > designed program can provide a working and busy professional with a quality > education. Walden is NOT for he faint of heart. My husband is in their B.S > program and at every step you have to apply your skills as a part of the > program. I have learned so much from Walden and was able to use a > everything I learned from my Master's in my own teaching. Their Ed.D > program is rigorous, but applicable to your job field and future goals. I > have already attended the required 3 day residency program and it was so > thorough and informative, I am looking for another one to attend just to > refresh myself now that I am further in my studies. > > Walden has lectures to listen to and transcripts, along w/ video streaming > as well, if you are one that would miss sitting in a classroom to hear a > lecture. I listen to mine in my car or in my home. The professors are > always available and so is the writing centers and other centers that > support you. Instead of having to make time to go to the writing center, > there is someone working for you all the time through Walden. > > Do what is best for you. Like the others said, just find a reputable > school. Walden's education dept is based on Lee Canter and associates for > resources, so he is already a leading contributor to education. There are > others out there that do a good job as well. But, yes it is better to do > online that to let your dreams go because of lack of time. >

I responded earlier about on-line schools and their reputations in higher ed. I don't take back what I said, but Walden does have a better reputation in higher education than most of the other non brick-and-mortar schools. I personally know two Walden grads who are teaching at major universities. If you look at the Walden website it looks like the website of a major university. Many of the other on-line schools can't say that.

Aug 10, 2010

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Hardy Parkerson, B.A., J.D. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

I, Hardy Parkerson, did not get "disbarred". I retired from law practice after 41 years at the state and federal Bars.

Sincerely,

Hardy Parkerson Lake Charles, LA

On 5/24/10, JD wrote: > Sure, times are a-changin', but at this moment, some employers will > pass you over if you atte...See More

Jul 14, 2012

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Help

by Ghadah

May 14, 2010

I am a new college teacher, so I like to be a member of your group but befor that, can I have an idea about your activities and how can I get benefites from your group? Thanks. Ghadah

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teacher On 5/15/10, John wrote: > How are you teaching college when you can't spell "Before" > or "Benifits" correctly? Come on, John. Give this teacher a break. All she wanted was a bit of guidance. Have you ever heard of a "type-o?"

May 16, 2010

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Ghadah On 5/15/10, John wrote: > How are you teaching college when you can't spell "Before" > or "Benifits" correctly?

May 17, 2010

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Is this normal for a 60 year old professor to say to me?

by jenn

May 21, 2010

so i finished university recently and stopped by the uni again to sign some needed documents in the administration....after i was finished, i bumped into my professor and he asked me if i would be going to the graduation party next weekend..(i was in a bad mood and totally didn't expect myself to cry but i broke down in front of him and complained ...See More

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60 yr old prof Hope this isn't about me!!

First of all, I am not sure this was a real situation. But if it was, the behavior was inappropriate.

Anyway, I have been teaching at the university for a long time and my experience is that my male faculty here (I cannot speak for other places) go out of our way to avoid inappropriate situations. We hav...See More

Jun 15, 2010

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Mom to Three You sound like you could be a contemporary of my husband - wise and watchful, but with wisdom and a willingness to still advise students. In his case it also helps that he has pictures of his three daughters and now two granddaughters prominently displayed in his office. And, the students often see our youngest with him who works part-time in a din...See MoreYou sound like you could be a contemporary of my husband - wise and watchful, but with wisdom and a willingness to still advise students. In his case it also helps that he has pictures of his three daughters and now two granddaughters prominently displayed in his office. And, the students often see our youngest with him who works part-time in a dining room on campus hanging out if she has to go in with him early due to snow or my being out of town before her job starts. He is one of the very few faculty who come to graduation exercises any more and who really enjoys it (unless they have to hood a doctoral student or are a dept. chair.) The girls and fellas are lucky to have professors like you and him.

On 6/15/10, 60 yr old prof wrote: > Hope this isn't about me!! > > First of all, I am not sure this was a real situation. But if it was, > the behavior was inappropriate. > > Anyway, I have been teaching at the university for a long time and my > experience is that my male faculty here (I cannot speak for other > places) go out of our way to avoid inappropriate situations. We have > been threatened and berated for over 20 years about inappropriate behavior. > > For example, if a female student that I am advising asks to close the > door while we talk, I say no. When I was department chair this happened > a lot more than as a professor. If they insisted on privacy I would ask > my secretary to sit in the room with us. If they want to tell me their > personal problems I refer them to our Psychological Counseling Services > for help. > > One funny story however. About 20 years ago a beautiful young thing > wearing spandex came to see me when I was department chair to get my > permission to take a class she was not qualified to take. I moved our > conversation into the department office in front of the secretary. It > was hilarious watching this girl trying to use body language to persuade > me. I ultimately denied her request and she left. Afterward my secretary > was mad at me. I asked her why she was mad and she said, "Even though > you didn't give in, you enjoyed it too much." (there goes any > credibility I may have had). > > >

Jun 18, 2010

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Education-One Day on Earth (world wide media project)

by Herbert Castro

May 25, 2010

Hello,

My name is Herbert Castro and I am working with a team of filmmakers (Kyle Ruddick and Michael Klima USC '03) producing a first ever multi-platform media project. Below are some details; we'd love for you to be involved and notify your students. The project is called On Day on Earth.

One Day on Earth will include the part...See More

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Never Underestimate the Abilities of Your Students!

by Hardy Parkerson, J.D.

May 26, 2010

"What is that you are drawing, Johnny?" the teacher asked. "I'm drawing a picture of God," Johnny answered. "But no one knows what God looks like, Johnny," the teacher said. "They will in a minute!" retorted Johnny. Never underestimate the abilities of your students!

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Is American Capitalism Failing? Let's Hear It From You!

by Hardy Parkerson, J.D

May 28, 2010

Dear Teachers.net Friends,

America--the U.S. of Money and Materialism--has become all about money. A not-so-great ticket to a Houston Astro baseball game--row eighteen, half way between first base and the right field wall is $39.00. A Coke is $4.50, a bottle of water $4.00, a bag of peanuts is $4.00, and a bottle of beer is $7.50. Parking ...See MoreDear Teachers.net Friends,

America--the U.S. of Money and Materialism--has become all about money. A not-so-great ticket to a Houston Astro baseball game--row eighteen, half way between first base and the right field wall is $39.00. A Coke is $4.50, a bottle of water $4.00, a bag of peanuts is $4.00, and a bottle of beer is $7.50. Parking in the worse parking lot far from the stadium if $15.00. Yet, I have to admit there was a good crowd there...not packed, however.

Next, if you don’t have money, they don’t even want you in church. They might tolerate you, but they don’t want you. Maybe a bit of hyperbole here, but not much. Got money, you can live like the Devil himself, and they love you at church.

Next, no money, no justice. The Judicial System of the United States has become all about money. Sure, the Constitution allows you the presumption of innocence, and you can bond out of jail while awaiting trial; but you had better have lots of money, for the Judges who fix the amount of bail bonds even get a percentage of the money you pay for a bailbond, so that the higher that the bonds are set, the more money the judges get. Got money, you can buy your way out of about any kind of a criminal charge...short of murder; and sometimes people with enough money can buy their ways out of even murder.

Next, those with money and political power--i.e., those who have the money to buy public offices-- have gotten themselves laws passed so that they can come upon one’s property who has not cut his grass and cut it and lien it $100.00, for a $10.00, mowing job...or $1,000.00, for a $100.00, mowing job; and then they add the amount of the lien to one’s tax bill; and if the property “taxes” are not paid on time, have it sold at tax-sale so that their buddies, family, friends and business associates can buy--really “legally steal"--it for a little of nothing. Whole sections of towns are being stolen by the rich and powerful under this new “legal” scheme to steal the property of the poor, sick and otherwise unfortunate.

There is more to it all than this, but this is something to think about.

Oh, yes! If a foreigner has money, he’s welcomed in the United States. But don’t send any poor refugees over here, they’re not wanted, not welcome. But if they have money like the Muslims, Pakistanis and Indians (from India), they are welcome here, and they can even wear theor native “rag head” type and other garb here--to heck with “When in Rome..."--just so long as they have lots of money.

Once again, there is more to it all than this, but this is something to think about. The question: Is American Capitalism Failing? Let’s hear it from you!

Sincerely,

Hardy Parkerson Lake Charles

P.S.: And this is just the tip of the iceberg in the United States of Money and Materialism. HMP

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anne No. Human greed has been with us as long as there has been humans on earth. Would you really want to go back to the 40s

May 28, 2010

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Hardy Parkerson, J.D. America--the U.S. of Money and Materialism--has become all about money. A not-so-great ticket to a Houston Astro baseball game--row eleven, half way between first base and the right field wall is $39.00. A Coke is $4.50, a bottle of water $4.00, a bag of peanuts is $4.00, and a bottle of beer is $7.50. Parking in the worse parking lot far from the ...See MoreAmerica--the U.S. of Money and Materialism--has become all about money. A not-so-great ticket to a Houston Astro baseball game--row eleven, half way between first base and the right field wall is $39.00. A Coke is $4.50, a bottle of water $4.00, a bag of peanuts is $4.00, and a bottle of beer is $7.50. Parking in the worse parking lot far from the stadium if $10.00. Yet, I have to admit there was a good crowd there...not packed, however.

Next, if you don’t have money, they don’t even want you in church. They might tolerate you, but they don’t want you. Maybe a bit of hyperbole here, but not much. Got money, you can live like the Devil himself, and they love you at church.

Next, no money, no justice. The Judicial System of the United States has become all about money. Sure, the Constitution allows you the presumption of innocence, and you can bond out of jail while awaiting trial; but you had better have lots of money, for the Judges who fix the amount of bail bonds even get a percentage of the money you pay for a bailbond, so that the higher that the bonds are set, the more money the judges get. Got money, you can buy your way out of about any kind of a criminal charge...short of murder; and sometimes people with enough money can buy their ways out of even murder.

Next, those with money and political power--i.e., those who have the money to buy public offices-- have gotten themselves laws passed so that they can come upon one’s property who has not cut his grass and cut it and lien it $100.00, for a $10.00, mowing job...or $1,000.00, for a $100.00, mowing job; and then they add the amount of the lien to one’s tax bill; and if the property “taxes” are not paid on time, have it sold at tax-sale so that their buddies, family, friends and business associates can buy--really “legally steal"--it for a little of nothing. Whole sections of towns are being stolen by the rich and powerful under this new “legal” scheme to steal the property of the poor, sick and otherwise unfortunate.

There is more to it all than this, but this is something to think about.

Oh, yes! If a foreigner has money, he’s welcomed in the United States. But don’t send any poor refugees over here, they’re not wanted, not welcome. But if they have money like the Muslims, Pakistanis and Indians (from India), they are welcome here, and they can even wear their native “rag head” type and other garb here--to heck with “When in Rome..."--just so long as they have lots of money.

Once again, there is more to it all than this, but this is something to think about. The question: Is American Capitalism Failing? Let’s hear it from you!

Sincerely,

Hardy Parkerson Lake Charles

P.S.: And this is just the tip of the iceberg in the United States of Money and Materialism. HMP

On 5/28/10, anne wrote: > No. Human greed has been with us as long as there has been > humans on earth. Would you really want to go back to the 40s

May 30, 2010

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True Penance

by Hardy Parkerson, B.A., J.D.

May 29, 2010

Latin is a language As hard as it can be You can speak it to your neighbor, You can speak it to a tree.

Neither will understand you, No, not in the least-- That is, unless your neighbor Is a Roman Catholic priest.

Then you can tell him, "MEA CULPA, MEA CULPA, MEA CULPA!": That Latin confessional sentence; And he'll tell you, "Go a...See More

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Help needed

by RAY BROWN

Jun 2, 2010

Dear fellow educators,

My name is Ray Brown and I am building a free virtual and interactive community for you ( the teachers) that will provide you with the ability to continue your students learning experience beyond the traditional classroom. It will provide you with various interactive tools, like virtual tutoring rooms, virtual black...See More

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World Literature Tutor Needed

by Wendy Maldonado

Jun 4, 2010

We have an immediate need for a college level tutor for World Literature in Troy, Alabama. Earn $25-$30 per hour, part-time. Flexible schedule. Please contact Wendy Maldonado at (714)784-3457 or (800)832-2487 ext. 257 for immediate consideration.

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