Aug 26 2008
Back to School for GrownUps - Introduction
This blog is for those who are thinking about going back to school after having left it - for a short while - or for a looooooooooooooooong while… and/or for those who have already jumped in and are doing it now.
I’m on my third … oops… make that fourth … post-secondary education experience. After high school, I worked for a few months, then took Child & Youth Work (with Deaf Option) at Fanshawe College in London Ontario. After many years of working in child & youth work, and in a number of other social-work-y type roles, I burned out, at which point I enrolled in the Computer Programmer Analyst program at Georgian College in Barrie. I stayed on there as a teacher, but eventually decided to go back yet again … this time, I did an Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English at Laurentian University.
And now, in only 7 more sleeps, I’m off to begin my Master’s in English: Public Texts at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. I’m excited - and also petrified!
Anyway …as you have no doubt gathered, I am Canadian - and some of the terminology re: programs and so on are different. But this site is intended for everyone - so hopefully between my research and your input, we will get that all sorted.
Your questions, ideas, experiences & comments are and will always be most welcome on Back 2 School 4 GrownUps … please do jump in and participate!
Hi! I’ve never been tempted myself, but you certainly have my undying respect.
I’m taking English Comp as one of my first classes. It is horrible! I can’t understand why someone would pick English as a major, LOL. Please explain.