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Continuing education doesn´t necessarily mean going back for your Ph.D. This article shows how even the busiest career person can make continuing education a continuous part of their life. From bank manager to homemaker, from teacher to globetrekker to mother, learning should never end.

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Why Education Doesn´t Have to End After College: And Why it Shouldn´t

By Keesa Renee DuPre

Learning doesn´t end with a degree. This is a concept that homeschoolers tend to understand implicitly. But this article is for the person who wasn´t homeschooled—the person who thinks that once they have their degree, regardless of whether it´s a high school diploma, a B.A., or a doctorate, their education is somehow "over."

In fact, you should continue growing and developing throughout your life. This continuing education can take many forms, some of them not quite what you would think. We´ll look at three different forms this education can take, which ones are right for you, and how you can fit them into your busy schedule.

The three different forms of education we´ll look at can be roughly divided into traditional education, independent education, and hands-on education. There´s a lot of overlap between the three categories, and none of them are set in stone. Our purpose in dividing them like this is to give you an idea of just how many methods there are, as well as breaking them down into smaller pieces so you can get an idea of your options without bing overwhelmed.

Traditional education could also be classified as classroom education. This could include anything from going back to college for your Masters degree to taking evening classes in pottery or business management strategies. The benefit of classroom education is that you have an instructor on hand to help you over the rough spots and to keep you accountable. The downside is that this is the hardest kind of continuing education to fit into a busy schedule, and it´s often the most expensive, as well.

Independent education covers everything from reading a good book to hearing about a country on the news and Googling it to learn more about it. It´s loose and unstructured. There are no progress goals, no standards to meet. It´s driven purely by your own interest in a subject and your own desire to learn more about it. Independent education is the easiest to fit into a busy schedule, whether it´s reading National Geographic articles at work during your lunch break or listening to poetry on your MP3 player on the way home from work. Replace your television habits with time spent poring over a nonfiction book on your favorite subject and you´re well on your way to growing and educating and developing yourself in an area you already love.

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