"This Way Out," Man

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Jonathan Whatley, Dec 23, 2012.

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  1. Jonathan Whatley

    Jonathan Whatley Well-Known Member

    So I picked up a copy of This Way Out: A Guide to Alternatives to Traditional College Education in the United States, Europe and the Third World by Tom Hebert and John Coyne. It discusses various degree and non-degree options, including CLEPs and distance learning. 468 pp.

    If you're wondering why you haven't heard of this particular college guide… or haven't in a long time, it's from 1972. And This Way Out appears to be more or less written to hippies. From a chapter on Europe, section "Coming Home:" "Don't bring dope into the United States. If you have long hair, a pack, are under thirty, customs will stop and search your luggage, maybe you. Male or female. It doesn't matter." p. 315.

    Still, good advice today. What else do they have to say that might be relevant to now? NMTTD, this one's for you:

     
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    Jonathan Whatley, Dec 23, 2012
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  2. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    So basically it reads like John Bear and Abbie Hoffman wrote a book together?
     
    SteveFoerster, Dec 23, 2012
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  3. AV8R

    AV8R Active Member

    You can buy anything on Amazon...

    Amazon.com: This way out;: A guide to alternatives to traditional college education in the United States, Europe and the Third World (9780525218005): John Coyne, Tom Hebert: Books

    Amazon reminds me of the ACME company that Wylie Coyote bought all of his gadgets from. They have everything you can possibly imagine and lightning fast delivery. You can even buy a 50 lb. bag a sand from Amazon, if you really wanted to...

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  4. mintaru

    mintaru Active Member

    Strange! Was Schiller College (todays Schiller International University, not to be confused with Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany) a junior college back in 1972? - Or was it a "high school"? The European Council of International Schools is an association of international K-12 schools, and an Oberschulamt of the German Ministry of Education dosen't exist and never existed! The authors of that book probably mean the Oberschulamt of the Ministry of Education of the state of Baden-Württemberg. (The responsibility for the education system lies primarily with the German states.) But a German Oberschulamt has nothing to do with universities or colleges (German: Hochschulen). The German word Oberschule means high school!
     
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  5. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    Wile E. Coyote
     
    Ted Heiks, Dec 27, 2012
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  6. AV8R

    AV8R Active Member

    Oops. :frown:
     
    AV8R, Dec 27, 2012
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