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Sources: Gayle Doll, 785-532-5945, gdoll@1xbet online sports betting edu;
Paul Hunt, 785-532-3813, phunt@1xbet online sports betting edu;
Cam Beatty, cbeatty@sisna.com;
and Kay Shanks, rkshanks@sbcglobal.net
News release prepared by: Rosie Hoefling, 785-532-2535, media@1xbet online sports betting edu
Monday, July 12, 2010
COURSE AUDITING BRINGS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF STUDENT TO 1xbet online sports betting CLASSROOMS
MANHATTAN -- Cam Beatty is not your traditional Kansas State University student. He doesn't worry about his grade on the next big exam, he's not declaring a major anytime soon, and he's 68 years old.
Beatty, a resident of Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community in Manhattan and a former English as a second language professor, is one of several older Manhattan community members who currently audits courses at 1xbet online sports betting . The Kansas Board of Regents allows any Kansas resident 60 or older to audit courses at a regents' university for free, provided there is sufficient space in the classroom.
Participants auditing a course are allowed to do as much or as little work as they choose.
So far Beatty has audited a Chinese course and is currently auditing a 1xbet online sports betting music theory fundamentals course.
&1xbet online sports betting ;It's part of my continuing education, and that's the main reason I'm doing it,&1xbet online sports betting ; he said. &1xbet online sports betting ;I'm learning new stuff. The music class in particular is useful for me in the real world because I sing in a couple of choruses but I still can't read music. I hope to be able to read enough music to be able to do more than 'ear sing.'&1xbet online sports betting ;
In addition to learning about music, Beatty said he has learned a lot about &1xbet online sports betting ;life as it is currently lived&1xbet online sports betting ; simply by interacting with his younger peers in class.
&1xbet online sports betting ;They are doing a lot of things that I find interesting but have no other way of finding out about other than by hanging with them,&1xbet online sports betting ; he said.
Kay Shanks, a resident of Meadowlark Hills and former school psychologist, also decided to take advantage of the opportunity to take courses she was too hesitant to take while in college. Shanks is currently auditing an online creativity and aging course through 1xbet online sports betting .
Beatty and Shanks heard about auditing after participating in a student mentor program facilitated by Gayle Doll, director of the Center on Aging at 1xbet online sports betting . Doll said she thinks having older students like Beatty and Shanks auditing courses at 1xbet online sports betting benefits the university in multiple ways.
&1xbet online sports betting ;I think it's a way of bringing fresh ideas into the classroom because older adults tend to be strong contributors in the classroom -- they are not silent,&1xbet online sports betting ; she said. &1xbet online sports betting ;It also enhances the class because it puts another adult in the classroom. Many of us see ourselves as having two generations in the classroom -- the instructor and a much younger student -- but with another older adult, it bridges the gap.&1xbet online sports betting ;
Paul Hunt, professor of trombone at 1xbet online sports betting and Beatty's music theory fundamentals instructor, said one of the benefits he sees to having older students in the classroom is the example they provide undergraduate students.
&1xbet online sports betting ;This class is a 100-level class,&1xbet online sports betting ; Hunt said. &1xbet online sports betting ;I have a freshman new to K-State this summer, and this is his first class. He's experiencing college classes for the first time, and I think that he's probably learning by example from Cam, who is willing to ask questions and be involved in the process.&1xbet online sports betting ;
According to Doll, the older adults are benefitting just as much as the younger students. She 1xbet online sports betting research shows that learning stimulates new cell growth in the brain, which contributes to healthy aging. There has even been speculation, Doll 1xbet online sports betting , that continued education reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's among older adults.
Shanks and Beatty agree that auditing courses has been a beneficial and positive experience. Shanks hopes to audit more courses, particularly in astronomy and philosophy. Beatty 1xbet online sports betting he plans to take another music course and also is interested in anthropology.
Beatty said his message to older adults interested in auditing courses would be to take advantage of every opportunity for continued education and to use 1xbet online sports betting as a resource in this learning.
&1xbet online sports betting ;I think anybody who is interested in continuing his or her education really ought to do so,&1xbet online sports betting ; he said. &1xbet online sports betting ;You hear and read lots of things about how keeping your mind active keeps your body active, which keeps you healthy and helps you live a longer better life. Frankly, I'm just in it for the education and the learning. I would encourage anybody who's interested in learning things to do it.&1xbet online sports betting ;
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