I barely graduated from high school and that was many years ago. Won’t I be out of place on a college campus?
Not at all. First, our students do not earn any college credit or even “continuing education credits” for the classes they take. So, there are no tests, exams, and little if any homework. Sometimes students are asked to read something before the next class or practice something, however, even that is entirely optional. OLLI is somewhat like an academic cafeteria – we are at liberty to choose our level of participation in whatever it is that interest us. Mostly, it is learning about stuff that we didn’t have the time, energy, or enthusiasm for during the earlier parts of our lives. Only some of the computer classes have prerequisites and that is to insure that the student has enough knowledge/skill to grasp the material presented. Otherwise, OLLI students sign-up for classes that interest them and participate in them at their own comfort level.
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