What’s the best online course you’ve ever taken?

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WORDPRESS, OF COURSE!

I entered a classroom with students and professors scattered across the world.

And the beauty of it?

The students are also the professors. Nobody knows who’s teaching whom, attendance is voluntary, and somehow everybody has homework!

And the curriculum? Rather extraordinary.

Literature, philosophy, psychology, history, creative writing, photography, and the occasional lesson in human behavior.

Then there are the questions so peculiar that I wonder whether the faculty has mistaken a daily writing prompt for a comprehensive examination.

No syllabus, no study guide, no advance notice, and apparently, we’re expected to know the answers before we’ve even had our morning coffee.

Nevertheless, attendance remains surprisingly consistent and enthusiastic.

The university offers open enrollment year-round. Admission requirements are nonexistent, and our distinguished faculty represents countries across the globe.

And the best part? Tuition is absolutely FREE!

There are no diplomas, no commencement ceremonies, and certainly no guarantees that tomorrow’s lesson will have anything to do with today’s.

Perhaps that’s because the education never really ends.

After all, it isn’t just about what WordPress teaches us to write.

It’s about what other people teach us to see.