[Jewelry making - Article 00753] - Re: [Orchid] Education Direct?

[Zen Sojourner]

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>         Ok what do you all think of this program? worth it or not? I
>     cannot go to classes in my region because there are no classes in
>     my region. So to learn basic soldering and repair on my own or pay
>     893 dollars for this course? 

    Not.  I've seen these courses before.  They usually prey on people
    who are on disability or don't have high school diplomas.  As others
    have stated, you can get everything THEY can tell you from the
    Ganoksin archives, and this list.  If you have a fair amount of
    flexibility timewise (I don't and I managed to get closed out of
    every class I could have taken this spring/summer) you might be able
    to get a course or two at the William Holland School.  These are week
    long courses, they cost $115 plus materials and lodging (I was
    planning to camp at a nearby public campground).  They are hands on
    every day for a week. 

    Stay away from the "correspondence courses", they're not worth the
    money for a hands-on field like this.  A prime indicator of this
    fact is that none of them are eligible for Financial Aid programs or
    worker-displacement retraining programs. 

Sojourner

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