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Back to school at 52 and struggling...and not just with the studies
For older students, the seemingly simple task of finding your textbook in an app can be trying.
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The writer says the struggle of older adults with modern technology is very real, and is something worth looking into.
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Leslie Koh
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Going back to school seemed like a good idea, even at the age of 52. I would not waste my SkillsFuture credits, I would get to exercise a five-decade-old brain that had not attempted any form of academic study for the better part of 30 years, and I would, hopefully, pick up some new skills that could give my writing and editing work a new lease of life.
I had expected it to be a challenge, of course, given that the last time I had seen a textbook was before the turn of the millennium. Having been working for more than 25 years, where theory was happily displaced for the practical, I was prepared to struggle with the process of learning new concepts and picking up new techniques and tips.
