I feel alive, my brain isn't mush anymore. Now I find it's more important to carve out the time to play with the children. I've carved out that time, but it's not like I'm skipping a class. I have seven more days in which I can find the time to work on that paper. Those are moments I can take time out to enjoy.
Time is the key.
For Armstrong, Randolph Community College is a 50- minute commute. Then there's class time and the travel time to get back home. It takes too much time out of a day that is already jam-packed with other family events, they say. She had to drop out of Rockingham Community College four years ago when Chris was born and found she didn't have time to return. With online education, there's no pressure to choose between doing school work and keeping family obligations, Blanchard says.