laurad1125 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 What was your first degree in, Laura? Computer science. It has served me well in helping provide for my family, so I don't regret it in that sense. It was practical, but it is not a passion, KWIM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurad1125 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 What I would LOVE to do for fun is just take whatever course looked interesting. Who cares about if it will count towards the degree? Who cares about the cost? Who cares if this class is here and the next one is there and the one after that is over yonder? THAT is what I would love to do. :iagree: Taking only the classes that appealed to me would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Everything. If I had the time and $ I think I could go to school forever. No wonder I could never decide on a major. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmac Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I am about to finish a Biblical degree and am trying to decide between a masters in Divinity or Library Science. Professional student sounds like a great idea :D I am also insanely interested in languages. I am currently studying Koine Greek and Spanish is next but I would also love to learn French, Mandarin Chinese, Hebrew, Latin and Portuguese :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Well--since I already have degrees in my favorite subjects and can just have fun... Art History (with the required study tours of course ;)) Culinary Courses (I'm not sure I want a full degree worth but some courses) Geology (I don't think I want a full course but a couple of rocks for jocks and history of the earth type courses would be fascinating) Information Technology (I just want to know how it all works) and finally-Ancient Languages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDoty Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Music! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE music. I grew up around music...my dad was a drummer/singer in a local band when I was young. I sing and am learning (though on a break at the moment) to play guitar. I MISS it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Music! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE music. I grew up around music...my dad was a drummer/singer in a local band when I was young. I sing and am learning (though on a break at the moment) to play guitar. I MISS it! AWESOME!!! I would love to go to the Music Institute or Berklee and study guitar. That would be so awesome. :) Actually, now that I think about it, why not study everything! lol I've always wanted to learn drums and I play cello and bass also and would love to learn more there and piano too. :) That would be an amazing experience. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I'd like to get my BSM (Bachelor's of Science in Midwifery) one day. http://www.bastyr.edu/education/midwifery/degree/training.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDoty Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 AWESOME!!! I would love to go to the Music Institute or Berklee and study guitar. That would be so awesome. :) Actually, now that I think about it, why not study everything! lol I've always wanted to learn drums and I play cello and bass also and would love to learn more there and piano too. :) That would be an amazing experience. :) :thumbup: I want to learn piano too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaBearTeacher Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Anthropology, Sociology, Theatre, Spanish, Latin American Studies, Environmental Sciences or something related, even possibly Business, or get a PhD in Education but not sure what my focus would be because I am less and less interested in the school system now that I am homeschooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncmomo3 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Classical Studies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Regular people, yes. But, not to me! And, there are dozens of people here, maybe even more, who enjoy learning and talking about those topics. (I do have to be careful in real life, though, I can get carried away about phonics and sight words and there are not many people who are interested in too many details. Most people do find the progress my students have made interesting, though.) If the AF sends you to NC, we will have to have lunch so we can talk about words! This thread made me go looking again for OG training options. I can take the introductory course online for only $49, then the certification course in Winston-Salem, 2 hours away. I'm going to start saving for the certification course since it's pricey and will include hotel expense. I'm not sure I even want to tutor kids other than my own. I have so enjoyed the bits and pieces of OG training I've had that I want to learn more. And I don't want to just be trained in a specific program - I want to learn the broader methodology and theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Wow. Y'all are so scholarly! If I could go back to school, I'd get a BS in Criminal Justice-Forensics. :D I've thought about that, too, because it meshes nicely with my career. But right now, I'm tired of my career, so if I were going to school for fun, I'd do something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvbnhome Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Im in an RN program right now, would like to continue to a CNM...but maybe in my next life...:):lol: I can do the other as well :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam Wilhelm Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I did this.... I got a degree in Biology.... Vert. Zoo. I've never worked in my field but enjoyed college and the classes immensely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClassicalPrep Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I'd love to be a professional student. Staring down the end of 7-9 more years in school, I often feel like I AM a professional student. :tongue_smilie: But, if I were doing a degree just for fun I'd do.... well, exactly what I'm doing now! History. But I'd take every history course there is. Once I got that, I'd go back and get another degree in French, Spanish, Gender/Sexuality studies, Religious studies, and second language acquisition/linguistics. (My major is history, and I have a triple minor in French, Spanish and gender studies, so I really can't complain. I LOVE my classes, and only wish I had more time to take even more!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I enjoy school. I double-majored during my initial college experience, and I've been back for three "fun" degrees in the years since (two Bachelors and one Masters). I have tentative plans to start up again next year (Fall 2011 or Spring 2012). This time I'll go back for a Bachelors in Philosophy or a Masters in Urban Planning - it just depends on how our home schooling is going, and how much time/energy I can divert towards my own studies. We will be starting middle school so I'm hesitant to commit to anything more than a BS, but I'd really prefer Urban Planning! Eventually I'd like to earn my PhD (Evolutionary Biology). That's a ways off, though, between working outside the home and home schooling the kids. Everything in due time :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Medieval Lit :D Also midwifery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jld Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 French - and English Literature. :001_smile: It's what I should have done in the first place. What did you do the first time around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jld Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 All the posts about studying French make me feel kind of guilty, lol. I've been living with a Frenchman for the last 18 years, and while he says I'm fluent, I don't think I'm as good at it as I ought to be, and I don't even really try to get better. And I am actually interested in languages! It makes no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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