johnandtinagilbert Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Just surveying for my own understanding. Thanks :) I'm in school so I can be degreed to teach when my youngest is ready to fly the coop. I'm going slowly and hope to be finished in 3 years, then teach for an online school whilst I finish up with ds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Not exactly yet. I'm taking a refresher music history course online to help me get back into the swing of studying, carving out time away from the kiddoes for homework ie. "If you are not barfing up a lung or bleeding from your eyeballs, DO NOT BOTHER ME WHEN I'M STUDYING!" :D I think it is going to take more training to get dh and the kids on board than it will my own flabby brain. I do an intensive music theory refresher next semester and then see how I feel and how the schedule will work out, if it is feesible, etc. for 2012/2013. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaTanya Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 and I knew I was struggling with teaching them at home -- and needed $$$ for physical therapy, occupational therapy, etc -- I determined to go back to work when our youngest dd was ready for K. I wanted to be able to choose the school setting for our dss and pay for therapies not covered by insurance. So, I decided to specialize in gifted education and earn a higher degree which would eventually pay enough extra $$$ to cover the costs of my going back to school. Student loans. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I was in school but did not return this semester since I'm due to deliver in a few weeks. I went back to school because I wanted to do something that was not wife- or mommy-related. I was in school for nursing. I've always wanted to work in medicine. I'd still like to at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 To get my teaching degree. But I don't know. I love teaching, but I don't think I'm going to love it in a school system-I'm getting a taste of teaching a classroom now and, to be honest, I don't like it much. This class management stuff is a death kiss. And the attitude of the teachers leaves much to be desired. I'm thinking I'm going to have to teach in my own school or a parochial school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I am preparing to apply to nursing school. However, my last prerequisite class started this week... without me. :glare: My kids really need me to be fully engaged on the homefront for at least one more semester. They have a tough term ahead, and with one graduating I want to get all the time I can with him before he heads off to college. That last class is Anatomy & Physiology, a real time consumer. So, next semester, I hope, summer at the latest. I want to do this for many reasons. Foremost, I want a service-oriented vocation that will also be valuable on the volunteer front. I am interested in crisis response. And I will have three kids in college at the same time, so it would be nice to be able to earn towards those bills! My primary career was in a very narrow field in which there are limited jobs available. Also, after 15 years out of the work force, my skills and professional contacts are no longer current. I will likely have to take out student loans to cover the costs, but maybe not. Depends on our financial status next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmama Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I am taking an online class this fall to keep up my teaching license. It's been several years since I've taken a class! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misidawnrn Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 yep, I am in nursing school again. I have been an RN since 1997 with my Associate degree. I will finish my Bachelor's in December and start my Master's in February (if I get accepted to the program that is) Once I start, I will be done and a Certified Nurse Midwife in 2 1/4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I acquire my license as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Related to that, to develop a non-business-office career that is a match for my interests and talents (I am going to be working until I die). I'm considering staying in school to earn my Doctorate. (and develop a limited practice on the side while doing so) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I'm working towards a history degree. Why? Because it's good for me, I will be educated, and because I'm being paid to complete it (via my Dad's disability through the VA). Right now my tuition is paid for with grants and I earn an extra $500-$900 a month (depending on how many credit hours I am enrolled in). I'm feeling quite a desire to just take a semester off (4 kids 5 and under, husband is military so he's gone fairly frequently, HSing K, church calling, and school for me?!)...but the VA will only pay me for so long and I hate to not take full advantage. If I had my druthers, though, I'd be a math major. I'm doing history because I do love it (2nd best) and it's mostly online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I am currently enrolled in midwifery school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.MacGyver Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I am 2 classes away from my English degree.... mainly just so that I can finish something that I started in 1990. But I also want to get my degree in case we move somewhere that requires a parent to have a degree to homeschool or if I want to go on to something after my HSing years :001_smile:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I was a student through last spring semester. I took the summer off and then decided to take this semester off as well due to several reasons. I'm going because I like being in school. I have no intention of working after graduation though, so therefore I'm on no particular deadline to actually finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akmommy Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Not yet, but if all goes well I will be next fall. We need to sell our house so we can move first. I left college while pregnant with the oldest and it was always my plan to return when the kidlets were all in school full time but then we started homeschooling.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in C-ville Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Next spring I'm starting an M.Div. program with an emphasis in women's studies. Like several others are doing, I'll take a slow road with the goal to complete my degree and launch once the birdies have flown. My passion is to help women root their identity in Christ, cultivate intimacy with Christ, and impact the world through Christ. I have been speaking/writing for years on this topic as often as I get the opportunity and my schedule will allow. Through a lot of prayer and soul-searching, Bill and I decided that it's time to begin to invest in my personal and professional development. I'm excited, but a little nervous about Greek and Hebrew... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in AL Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I'm getting my masters in Family Nurse Practitioner. It is rewarding and challenging to say the least. I work part time as a nurse to finance it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4littleones Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I am a thesis and a semester and a half away from graduating with MA in Education, emphasis TESOL. I chose TESOL because I can teach anywhere in the world and honestly, I don't know where we are going to be next... I am studying because it is an opportunity really - My husband is a professor in the university and I am offered two free classes a year (!) and we live on campus so I don't have to travel anywhere! I don't think I would have the guts to do it otherwise.. I really admire you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I'm getting my Secondary Ed degree to teach Math and Computer Science. When middle graduates, we are putting ds in school, so I will be going to work to pay for that and for college for them all. I'm 1 1/2 years in, and I have about 4 years left. I'm going very part-time, and I brought 3 1/2 years of credits with me from my first go-round. Math isn't my first love, but I want to be employable without relocating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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