Monday, December 1, 2008

College at any age

This winter, it will not be uncommon to see an 80-year-old student at Taiwan's National Chung Cheng University. For three weeks, the school is opening its doors to senior citizens who never had the opportunity to attend college. And, according to an article in The China Post, these scholars are getting the full college experience. They will live in the dorms and eat in the dining halls during their five day stay at the university.

How cool is that? There's a large university in my hometown, but the most senior citizens can do there is audit a class. Marietta could stand to try this. I know I'd be willing to share my room.

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