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Forget the commute. Forget bussing. For the past 16 years we've been homeschooling. For the past nine years our own businesses have been our sole means of support and for the past seven years all our businesses have been run from our home. And while we tend not to work (or school) in our pajamas, we are very big on freedom and flexibility.
When I was 14, my mom went to work for Degrees by Independent Studies at BYU. It was one of the very early, legitimate, accredited correspondence schools in the nation. Today, over three decades later, the world is waking up to the idea (the cost savings, the accommodation, etc.) provided with highly interactive, online learning.
The University of Southern California (USC) offers such a service from their Rossier School of Education, which is ranked #22 in the US by US News & World Report. In this program, you can earn a master of arts in teaching online.
Think about how that fits in with your work, your family, your life! They offer tuition reimbursement programs, scholarships, and even an accelerated program that can be completed in as little as 12 months.
You also get full USC student status and benefits. (Yes, you can cal yourself a Trojan!) You can participate in commencement exercises. (And you know you want to wear that mortarboard.) And you'll be in the USC Alumni Association for free for life. My uncle, Lamar Empey, was a professor at USC for a billion years. If you aren't familiar with the school, it is a quality university, over 100 years old. (Almost as old as Uncle Lamar!)
It getting a master's degree has been a dream that has eluded you, consider the innovative MAT@USC. Check out their program information.
Lifelong education improves every aspect of your life.
Alison Moore Smith is a 61-year-old entrepreneur who graduated from BYU in 1987. She has been (very happily) married to Samuel M. Smith for 40 years. They are parents of six incredible children and grandparents to two astounding grandsons. She is the author of The 7 Success Habits of Homeschoolers.