Education in San Antonio

When making those all-too-important choices about the path of schooling you are to take, or likely more critically your kids will take, several perhaps obvious questions must be addressed: How much will will I be spending in dollars? How many years will it take me? (Of particular importance in higher education) What campus should I (or they) attend? And perhaps, far more importantly, if I do choose a more inexpensive school will this have a substantial or significant effect on the quality of education I (or they) receive?

The honest truth is that nothing in this life of ours is free and that often by making a choice to pursue a more affordable education you may be doing damage to you or your children’s chances at achieving the more competitive jobs of the future. Indeed, school is really about more than simply the process of learning. It is also about the certificate, which represents a real achievement. It represents a person’s ability to be a “self-starter”. It’s very unfortunate that many so-called “schools” these days are acting in a predatory fashion have made the decision to offer what they call “courses” which are in no way accredited, and in fact do not offer any real assurance of substantially increasing an individual’s hirability.

When deciding on a school take a moment to meet some of the campus staff, especially those committed to teaching. In most schools a person may audit a class, that is, sit in and watch the teaching session. Does the course instructor emphasize arbitrary rote memorization, or instead weave the necessary elements into real, coherent understanding? Are the individuals in employment friendly? Do they appear to enjoy their job or is it a terrible drudgery? A professor who does not enjoy their job will have no real incentive to take the time to improve their students level of engagement. Are the facilities well kempt and do the janitors show some level of pride in their work? The cleanliness of the halls shows whether or not the administrators believe it is important to keep a professional image, and attract the best students.

Does the campus offer cutting edge ammenities such as a computer lab with the latest software, and a cafeteria with healthful food? Whether attending middle school, high school, college, or grad school these are important questions. Ultimately, when making a choice of a school you are choosing not only a place to learn but a place where you (or your children) will be spending significant amounts of time, and not on an inconsistent time table but every single day. Being surrounded by messy halls, having to pack your own lunch or risk a decline in health… all of these things are problems which will distract from the actual process of learning.

One last very important topic worthy of talking about: online courses — are they worth considering? The answer is: it depends, particularly on the institution. If you make the choice to take net-offered courses from a legitimate university that also offers most of its classes physically on campus then you will, obviously, be graduating with the same piece of paper that anyone else has. However, if you make the decision to pursue a solely internet-based university you are likely taking significant risk that future employment prospects won’t take your education seriously. Indeed, the unaccredited for-profit schools are quite abundant on the net.

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