| An education is important to any person. But for a | | | | race, or any physical appearance is a mute point |
| single mom, a college education may be near to | | | | within an online class. You are there to express |
| impossible. With the time constraints of raising a child, | | | | yourself in words and those words are taken literally, |
| working a job, and running a household, it is almost | | | | because they cannot be judged by nonverbal |
| impossible for a single mom to be able to take the | | | | interaction, your appearance or inclinations in your |
| time to get her education. Any online college | | | | voice. What you say is what you say and you're |
| education is one of the best ways for a mom to get | | | | graded for what you say. |
| an education and at the same time have time for her | | | | Not only time is saved when you take an online |
| family. An online college education can save the mom | | | | college course as a single mom, but money to saved |
| not only time and effort, but also in these days of | | | | too. Even though online courses are sometimes a little |
| high gasoline prices, money. | | | | bit more expensive than traditional brick-and-mortar |
| Most online colleges are asynchronous. This means | | | | courses, the amount of time it takes you to drive to |
| that the single mom can go to college or go to class | | | | class, attend a class and drive back home, is also |
| any time of day or night. The single mom will be able | | | | money that is being spent. Gas money and other |
| to interact with the class on her own schedule by | | | | expenses add up quickly. In the online college, a single |
| adding comments to those posted by the other | | | | mom may stay in her own home. If research needs |
| students on the classroom chat board. The instructor | | | | to be done, it can be done on the University online |
| will give out an assignment for the day or week and | | | | library. There is no packing the kid up and taking |
| a mom can complete it at any time as long as she | | | | them to daycare. Just find your seat and go to class. |
| completes an assignment before deadline. If the baby | | | | You can simply roll out of bed, get a cup of coffee, |
| is taking a nap, mom can jump on her computer and | | | | and sit in front of the computer and work toward |
| be able to type out her lessons or respond to other | | | | getting an education. |
| students or instructor without interruption. | | | | Most online courses are offered in eight to ten week |
| Another benefit of online college classes for the | | | | segments. This gives you a chance to go to school |
| single mom, is that your identity is anonymous. The | | | | for eight to ten weeks and then take a week off. |
| people see your name in words, but they know | | | | You will get the credits, you'll earn your degree, and |
| nothing about you. You don't have the social stigma | | | | you'll be on your way to setting up a better lifestyle, |
| of having a child or not going to class because your | | | | both financially and emotionally for both you and your |
| child is sick. You are equal in that classroom. Gender, | | | | child. |