Why, as an adult, did you return to school?
There are many reasons why adults return to the rigors of education. Some people want to be able to bid for that “great job.” There are others who wish to be able to assist their offspring with homework or be able to converse successfully. There are even more who just want to learn a particular skill because they really never had the time or the opportunity of enhancing their repertoire during their “formative years."
So—if you returned or are returning to the academic arena—why?
I'm tired of living in poverty and I was offered financial aid. I know I will need to pay back my student loans, but it shouldn't be too painful once I get my degree.
I also am "growing up" and want to make more of a contribution to society. I also want to be a positive role model.
I simply wanted to study subjects that had enormous appeal to me and expanded my knowledge of those subjects.
My career was evolving and I decided to look into some night classes to boost my eLearning knowledge. I had already been involved in developing training materials for years, but needed to learn how to move into online learning development. When I looked for classes, I found a wonderful and unique grad school curriculum on "Instructional Design and Technology". I then decided to enroll in grad school. It took me about 7 years of night classes and I loved every class. It was the best thing I did and it helped me advance in my career. Sometimes you stumble upon things when you're searching for something else. In this case, opportunity knocked and I moved forward. Cheers to continuing education at any age!
While in grad school, I decided to take the leap from full-time to freelance contract work. I made a hub about it, and it's called: Transitioning From Full-Time to Freelance Work, http://easylearningweb.hubpages.com/hub … lance-Work
Cheers!
I wanted to be a writer and was sick of dead end jobs. Hence a return to the classroom. College and then University were not like high school. In high school you had to put up with the morons who didn't want to be there. In college and then uni everyone wanted to get ahead. For me it was freedom to learn. I still hate high school.
Good for you on your endeavor! Much success in writing!
without a certificate of diploma, you can't a decent job with a good pay
This is a true reality ... thanks for mentioning it!
With the way technology changes and moves in today's world, returning for further education in either your profession or perhaps another venue of said profession can be very beneficial. After I retired from Medicine, I decided to take some classes ( computer ) to help further my desire to do write regarding Medical Research in the ever changing world of auto-immune disorders, which are being discovered everyday..
We can always learn something new....
You are to be congratulated. Retiring from the medical profession is quite an accomplishment in itself. To pursue a career in writing is great but of course I am bias when it comes to that!
by Laura Schneider 12 years ago
Were you a good student in school, or did you struggle, or was it just too boringly easy for words?
by Brandon Martin 13 years ago
Should high schoolers be able to choose core classes based on a choice of future career?Sophomores and upper classmen only though... they already have prep-classes that you can choose, but is that enough. Kids with 4.0's through high school bust their butts on learning useless information (like why...
by Mahsa S 9 years ago
If we bring down the tuition rate for grad school, would more people attend?Let's just say that the gov't brought down the tuition rate for graduate schools, do you think that this would make more people attend or would it stay the same? By how much should it be brought down?
by Tim Mitchell 8 years ago
Should there be a required civics class & national civics test for high school students?
by Jake Frost 12 years ago
What was you behaviour like back at school?
by The Phil 15 years ago
What do graduate school students do to relax/vent when frustration builds up to a boiling point?
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