tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998311262813798481.post3295065329347315997..comments2023-02-10T05:41:57.479-05:00Comments on Geraldine in a Bottle: The problem of online doctoratesGeraldinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371410028619077502noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998311262813798481.post-3473337734864637822011-01-28T17:46:12.493-05:002011-01-28T17:46:12.493-05:00Maybe there should be governmental requirements th...Maybe there should be governmental requirements there. The same way I can't just make up a fake diploma, there shouldn't be fake degrees.Geraldinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371410028619077502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998311262813798481.post-47462965130486278022011-01-26T20:48:38.353-05:002011-01-26T20:48:38.353-05:00Personally, online degrees are a joke. The presti...Personally, online degrees are a joke. The prestige of an advanced degree is declining because of 'for-profit' and traditional universities offering easy to obtain avenues. Soon, your medical doctor will hold degrees from Dell College and Google University...that's not a comforting feeling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998311262813798481.post-67888354983567651332011-01-25T10:40:34.296-05:002011-01-25T10:40:34.296-05:00Andrei,
When I wrote that, I was thinking of it i...Andrei,<br /><br />When I wrote that, I was thinking of it in comparison of a performing degree. I thought that music ed might not be as hands on as playing an instrument, but after reading your comment, I thought more about it, and I can see why that's not right. I am totally against online degrees, in whatever discipline they are. I was just wondering how far schools would push the Geraldinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371410028619077502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998311262813798481.post-49037170487509272552011-01-25T00:35:34.749-05:002011-01-25T00:35:34.749-05:00"The only thing I'm grateful for is that ..."The only thing I'm grateful for is that at least they offer it only in music education." Really? I think it's ridiculous that they offer an online music ed degree. Period. It's difficult, if not impossible, to be a good music educator without knowing your craft. If you're taking online classes you don't get the experience you get from your studio teacher and your Andrei Strizekhttp://www.andreistrizek.comnoreply@blogger.com