Computer Based Training
There are so many lessons that we learn through living.
Whenever I think I have seen and heard everything I hear
something new. This is a good thing because once we stop
learning we start dying, no matter what age we are or how good
of physical shape we are in. Most of the important lessons that
I have learned have come from my children. Children have a way
of helping you keep an open mind and to realize that just
because you have thought one way for years does not mean you
cannot change your mind.
I have three children; twin sons and a daughter. They are close
to each other. We were concerned that our daughter would feel
isolated because of how close twins naturally seem to be, but
they were accepting of her and the three of them get along very
well. The twins are not identical in looks. You can definitely
tell they are brothers, but one is a bit taller than the other
and they have different facial features. They both enjoy
athletic activities and are good at them. Academically they
need to study in order to achieve good grades, but this has not
been an issue for them. When they were getting to the point in
high school when they had to apply for schools one of the twins
began applying to different universities and the other said
that he wanted to get a job and take some computer based
training to start with. He was not interested in going on to
school right away. I asked him what he meant by computer based
training. He told me he had checked into several different
schools online. He thought he would be able to get his general
electives completed in this manner and then go to classes in
the classroom for his major. I had the opinion that computer
based training was not very legitimate and that it would not be
a good experience for him. He insisted that this is what he
wanted to do.
He began taking the computer based training as soon as he was
done with high school. He did the course work and took tests
online. He also was given a full time job at the sporting goods
store where he worked. By the end of the summer he had
completed four general education electives. He kept going with
this pace working his forty hours a week and also getting his
computer based training. When his brother was starting his
second year of college he started as a junior. He was able to
work on his degree in marketing and continue working three
fourths time. He ended up with a degree in three years and was
working in his field when his brother was still in his senior
year of college. This made me change my opinion of computer
base training.
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