After college, when one enters the "real world" of business, it is amazing how sometimes you feel like learning has stopped for all time. Stuck in a job where you repeat the same (skilled) action over and over again, you begin to long for the days of yore where it seemed like every day you learned something new, sometimes in classes, sometimes back in the dorm chatting with your buddies. But between a 45 minute commute, an 8+ hour day, and evening commitments with family or at church, who has time to take classes? Everyone does.
The Teaching Company is a site dedicated to the idea that learning never ends, and that learning can take place anywhere: home, in the car, in your office, walking down the street. All you need is a Walkman, Discman, MP3 player, VCR, or DVD player and you can be back at school anytime, anywhere They offer college level courses (and a few high school catch-up courses) in many different disciplines. Want to learn about Physics? No problem. Want to learn about Beethoven? Can do! Want to learn more about Islam in light of 9/11? Easy as pie. Courses are offered in audio on tape or CD, and in video lectures on DVD and VHS.
This resource has been invaluable to me. My 45 minute drive to work can be excessively numbing, and being dedicated to certain projects for months on end can bore one unto tears. But I have bought a number of CDs and tapes of their courses, and have enjoyed each one on the way to work, and occasionally while at work if I am in a waiting mode. Quick Tip: But from their ON SALE section. Normal course costs can be quite high (because of the need to fully compensate the teachers) but the sale items - up to 70% off - are much more reasonable.
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