Skills for a Lifetime of Learning
With everything I have gained since I first signed up with Penn Foster College, the most valuable skill I have learned is the ability to learn . My entire life I’ve known I wanted to work with animals; it has been my dream, my passion, and my desire; however, until a recently I never believed that would be achievable. I was diagnosed with a learning disability when I was very young and struggled through school, failing often, and barely graduating high school on time. I was ridiculed as a student for my educational setbacks. While others seemed to be able to take in knowledge effortlessly, I had to strain to understand even the simplest concepts. All of those things plus self-doubt and fear kept me from perusing higher education for a long time. After years of dead-end jobs, I reevaluated my dreams and goals and decided to look into online schooling. I believed that if I found a program that allowed me to learn on my own and in my own time, I might just be a...