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My name is Anthea Deluth and my husband is in the forces and stationed overseas. This is only some of the time. The rest of the time we are travelling to our next destination, and settling into a program of education is almost impossible. That was until I discovered that I could learn anywhere by doing my studies through distance learning and this was a large step to take for me. All of a sudden the excuses were gone. I could do what I always wanted and whenever I found myself watching a television program I didn't particularly like, or out in the evening and not enjoying myself fully, I thought of the time I could be putting into my studies of something that genuinely interested me. I took the big step of contacting the major open and distance learning College in Britain, Oxford College ODL. They made me feel at ease, and told me to take one step at a time. I am now completing a diploma along with my husband. He and I are returning to Britain shortly and we are interested in opening
a
business together. He is so impressed with the ease of learning,
he has done a diploma himself and we are looking forward to a
new settled life working together and using the knowledge we now
posses through our distance learning.
I recently told my brother what my husband and I planned to do
and how we had got the education we needed. He took a job
working in construction when he was 16 and as the pay was good,
he continued on. He and his wife have two children, and the job
he had seemed to be the only one he would ever have. It was a
means to an end for him and each day he continued on doing a job
he didn't see a way out of. He was doing as much overtime as he
could as the extra money was needed, and taking time out for
studying was out of the question. But he surprised me with what
he told me next. He seemed to be at a dead end and in a rut, but
his wife was surfing the net one day and came across Oxford
College ODL and saw that they offered numerous courses in
subjects that he
had expressed an interest in. There was no need
to attend night school which would have been impossible for him
just as it would have for my husband and I, and he could take
his learning at his own pace. It took a lot of courage for him
to enrol, but soon after he did, he found himself hurrying home
to do assignments and send them through for grading. I hear the
confidence in his voice now, and he is looking forward to his
future every day. We are all looking forward to our futures and
it is because of the ease of open and distance learning. It is
now a possibility that we will be able to all work together soon
and that will bring the family closer together.
My brother's wife says, "Why wasn't learning so easy when I went
to school?" The answer is that the education industry is
becoming more flexible with distance learning schools who listen
to what the students want and are interested in making education
a possibility for every one.
I write this article with great thanks
to Oxford College ODL and
Oxford Distance Learning for their efforts and constant battle
with the older establishments who are interested in seeing that
education remains the 'old donkey' that makes things difficult
for the single student and their needs simply because it is
easier for them. When people think of quality education they
think of 'Oxford'. Oxford College ODL and Oxford Distance
Learning have not fallen short of the mark, and hopefully they
will keep pushing the boundaries on the student's behalf. Bravo
to them for their efforts, and because of them, bravo to us!
About the author:
Anthea Deluth studied at Oxford College ODL from 2002 - 2005 and
completed studies in Life Coaching, Homeopathy and Classical
Civilisation. For more information on Oxford Distance Learning
please visit http://www.oxforddistancelearning.com/. Anthea
Deluth is now running her own coaching business and has major
corporate clients in the UK.
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