Going Back To School as an Adult

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My last round of working toward a degree began when I was 37. Needless to say, my approach to life in general was very different from when I first entered college at 18.

For those of you who also went back to school well after what people tend to think of as the college years, how did your decision impact your life?

[LilOne1989]

My children gained a new understanding of what it meant to work hard for what you want. Not only was I homeschooling my children but I was also schooling myself at the same time. They learned and I learned too that in order to get what you want you really do have to make sacrifices (sanity included :wink: ) to get where you want to be.

I have a new found confidence in my abilites to meet any issue head on and beat it no matter what.

[mtatum4496]

[quote:76ef18a0bf=\"LilOne1989\"]My children gained a new understanding of what it meant to work hard for what you want. Not only was I homeschooling my children but I was also schooling myself at the same time. They learned and I learned too that in order to get what you want you really do have to make sacrifices (sanity included :wink: ) to get where you want to be.

I have a new found confidence in my abilites to meet any issue head on and beat it no matter what.[/quote:76ef18a0bf]

You are right, very good lessons for children to learn early on.

My son kinda had a taste of that this year. There were portions of his schoolwork that he neglected to do - not because he was having trouble with the material, but the answers seemed so obvious to him that he saw no value in doing the work.

He had to go to summer school this year and make up the work. I think he has a slightly better perspective on taking care of things when you are supposed to do so.

[LilOne1989]

[quote:09c3bfa4c3=\"mtatum4496\"][quote:09c3bfa4c3=\"LilOne1989\"]My children gained a new understanding of what it meant to work hard for what you want. Not only was I homeschooling my children but I was also schooling myself at the same time. They learned and I learned too that in order to get what you want you really do have to make sacrifices (sanity included :wink: ) to get where you want to be.

I have a new found confidence in my abilites to meet any issue head on and beat it no matter what.[/quote:09c3bfa4c3]

You are right, very good lessons for children to learn early on.

My son kinda had a taste of that this year. There were portions of his schoolwork that he neglected to do - not because he was having trouble with the material, but the answers seemed so obvious to him that he saw no value in doing the work.

He had to go to summer school this year and make up the work. I think he has a slightly better perspective on taking care of things when you are supposed to do so.[/quote:09c3bfa4c3]

My oldest son is going through the same thing this year. Many parts of the material he already knows but for our homeschool records he has to have this stuff documented and he is not wanting to do it but he has to. I told him that the sooner he gets started on it the sooner he can get past it and on to something else, hopefully he will listen.

[feline]

[quote:e410060a24=\"mtatum4496\"]My last round of working toward a degree began when I was 37. Needless to say, my approach to life in general was very different from when I first entered college at 18.

For those of you who also went back to school well after what people tend to think of as the college years, how did your decision impact your life?[/quote:e410060a24]


It was a great decision. After many years from my college graduation, I never thought that I would go back to school again, much more, love school better than before. I have learned the value of learning and to set aside stagnation for professional growth. After I graduated from a masters degree in education, I was given the opportunity to teach in the school where I was working and I liked it better than being kept in the office for many years. I have more confidence in myself now and if given the chance, I will still go back to school in one way or another.

[Sister]

Maybe I'll wait till my kids are a little older before returning to school so they can benefit from seeing me get into it. This thread has really given me a lot to think about!