This here goes out to everyone who wants to throw shade on people with degrees. For whatever reason. You don’t believe in them (OK.); didn’t finish (not my fault); didn’t get to go (I’m sorry.) My higher education is a privilege I would not have had access to decades ago. Yes, I’m going there. Because…
Category: Education and Learning
Education happens inside and outside the classroom. I’ve been in a few classrooms of my own, but life has been the greatest teacher. With my experience in higher education comes a host of ideals I’ve come to appreciate and forsake. Some talk about informal education experiences might pop up too.
And there was tonight…
This time last week I was pretty convinced I’d made a big mistake in “deciding” to teach English abroad. I put deciding in quotation marks because I’m clearly not going anywhere just yet, but I’d made my mind up a long time ago as if it was a done deal. Well, at least I thought…
So you have an education… Now what?
I’m about to finish my third degree, and while that is an awesome feat to accomplish I’d be remiss if I didn’t discuss the challenges that I see it comes to individuals with higher education degrees. Even the term “higher education” can be deceptive, and as an employee of a higher education institution, I have…
Leave nothing unfinished
This year marks a significant milestone for me: I will complete my Masters in Public Administration, with a concentration in Educational Leadership. This degree was by far the most difficult of the 3 degrees I’ve earned because my heart wasn’t in it. I started the program back in 2013 with the intention of “just getting…