I am glad that librarians and instructors are using these freely available materials more often than having you buy a textbook. I truly hope that there are more freely available materials available to future generations, especially with the way the economy is right now.

I am grateful to colleges and libraries that are promoting and using the more openly accessible academic materials. I have been attending classes both full and part time off and on for several years as my daily work and family obligations have allowed, and I have had to buy some of the textbooks that are closer to the $200 amounts and that was a hard pill to swallow. I had to have the book for class but having to pay for that myself meant I had to cut into my expenses set aside for other things and had to hope that things would work out and get me through to my next paycheck.

I am part of the generation where technology is a big part of our daily lives, however, I repel technology and I do not like that technology is such a huge part of everyday. With that being said yes, I am enrolled in online courses so I do have to use and rely on technology, but that does not mean that I have to like it. I am unable to go to in person classes, which I would prefer, due to my work and family obligations but I am still wanting to further my education.