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jlcozzens · Joined: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 17 Location: Moving

Hello,
My Bachelors Degree is not a 2 year degree, it was a 4 year degree. But with CLEP and Summer schools, and certain "Challenging" of Courses, I was able to finish all the work (4 years worth) in 2 years. It was not that hard, just a lot of papers and other useless stuff that I realized was not very important when I was in CHina. I always bragged to my friends because I never took notes, I just figured that it was relevant and interesting I could remember it without writing it down. Masters level is even easier as it is so little exam and so much thinking and writing. I am American, near Boston. I realized in China that a foreign teacher is a cool job in the sense that I was respected more in China than in America and life is very easy and relaxed and colorful if one can make some friends with the students or teachers or even the locals. The key for me also is that I love football (soccer) and imagine that Saudi will be a great place for me to play everyday. I want to find a job in Saudi around the Summer or Fall term 2007 and work for 2 years. ALso, education in America is really becoming more and more student-centered with less and less focus on exams and more and more on papers and creativity. I did work fairly hard to finish my degree so quick, but in my opinion, surviving the winters and monsoons in China was much more difficult. Ha, ha, not joking.

007 · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:43 am Post subject:

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

guty · Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Posts: 365 Location: on holiday

007, he said teaching students from ....
not teaching in......
I have had single classes with more than 12 nationalities in, no world records there.

I also played football with my students in Saudi, it is a good way to meet them socially, as it is anywhere in the world. Playing in the evenings cuts out the worst of the heat. It is also a safe topic of conversation.

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

Bebsi · Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 958

Why all the agonizing over how long it takes to get an MA? Masters and doctoral degrees can actually be obtained nowadays in a very short time...just as long as it takes to browse the net, write the cheque and wait for the postman! Or in some cases, you can pay by card and then download immediately!!

Personally, I wouldn't dream of paying for a doctorate online. No way, as it goes against all my principles.

No, I would just do out my own and then print on nice parchment paper.

Mafi Mushkila Laughing

007 · Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 4:22 pm Post subject: