...When I talk about my returning back to school three things come to mind. The first thing I need to do is gain all the knowledge that I need to further my career in the field of Psychology with a concentration on chemical health. For years, I have been unable as a program assistant or case manager to help the clients that I've served. My lack of education and not having a license to counsel I has limited me. I felt that I provide a disservice to those individuals that deserve the best care possible. Secondly, I have a need at this point in my life to redefine who I am as a person who cares about people in and outside of my present life. I am tired of being a victim of my circumstances which I feel makes me feel less than the person that I want to be in life....
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...The reason I returned back to school was for personal and professional reasons, with the intensions of gaining the knowledge and skills to be a successful educator. I’ve wasted enough time, been at a standstill with my career for a long time, it was time for a major change. I decided to go back to school for not only myself, but my son as well. I got sick of living paycheck to paycheck barely making ends meet. Not being able to provide for my son was very frustrating. He’s at the age now to where I didn’t want him to see his mother struggling. It hurts to tell your child that you can’t get this now or you have to wait till my next pay. I’m 35 years old with goals that I feel I should have accomplished already, but have not. My family and friends has contributed to me wanting to further my education. I look at them in see great accomplishment and fulfillment in their eye. That’s what I want for myself. As a parent and educator it’s important that I’m always learning so I can give my son and students the very best of me. In during this they will wreak the rewards and benefits that I didn’t have as a child growing up. We as parents are always telling our children that education is the key to great success in that you can accomplish or conquer the world with hard work and dedication. Noting having my degree determined how far I would go in my career and determined my pay scale as well. I applied for a position received a letter by mail stating that although you have the experience...
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...Running Head RETURNING TO SCHOOL Returning Back To School After 15 Years Angel Miles AIU Online RETURNING TO SCHOOL For someone returning to school after a long period of time, it can be both stressful and enjoyable at the same time. Having both pros and cons to the challenge. Knowing a positive outcome is ahead of you. RETURNING TO SCHOOL RETURNING BACK TO SCHOOL AFTER 15 YEARS Returning to school after 15 years can and will bring on a lot of new challenges. It can be exciting and enjoyable. Giving you reason and purpose for a new beginning. Allowing you to experience new and challenging things. Stress that comes in. Sure with all new things comes a little stress and hard work to accomplish. Knowing all the while in the end it will serve a great purpose. Keeping up with the challenge and enjoying it every step of the way. In the beginning it proves to be a chore, but like with all things once you are in the swing of things it becomes easier. After High School For higher education is a must in today’s world. Sure graduating high school is great. Just not enough in today’s society. Learning all the new ways of school will prove to be a challenge to those who have been out for a long while. Learning to enjoy When you learn to enjoy school and know it’s for a greater purpose. Schooling becomes part of your life. The part you missing all along. The part you wish you had started...
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...Why I Decided to Return Back To School 6/19/14 Kathy Davis Professor Nancy Segovia Returning back to school was a very natural decision for me. It seemed to be the next logical step in my personal and careers goals. My ultimate goal is to be healthy and happy and be a good role model for my family members. I am more mature with my decision to return back to school now. The initial thought I had about returning back to school was that of apprehension due to the fact that I struggled a great deal throughout junior and high schools and had a false belief for years that I would not be successful if I attempted to go to college. I let my twenties, thirties, and my forties pass me bye with this belief firmly in me in my thinking and there was no one or anything to convince me of anything else, because I allowed my fear of failure to rule me all these year. I wanted to do something that was really going to have a lasting impact to someone’s life. Immediately thought about my children, letting them know it’s never too late to get a degree from any college. Going back to school can be a tough decision but being positive and having confidence can lead to success. Now that I am stable in life than I was when I finished or even years ago when I was considering going to school again I am more mature with why I decided to return back to the decisions I made forward toward...
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...Returning To School Myron Keys ENG 121 Jill Mosley October 24, 2011 My main reason and ultimate goal for returning to school is first is gain my education in which I can now place myself in getting a better job or even advancing at my current one in which we all can succeed. This is my second go around with online school I was real hesitant of going back to school online. The main issue I thought I would have is actually learning something by going online. I myself felt I was a in class room thought student since now I have started back going to school and gotten over the fear of online classes. I now have the new confidence in being able to complete my degree online. I honestly want to obtain my degree so I can set the standard to my daughter in how important in getting an education can place you and also be rewarding start for future in endeavors or what she may feel is right for her. So returning to school is a blessing in two ways one I do get my education and two I am still setting the standard for my daughter. I want to be at the point where getting my education will be both beneficial to me and the example I am setting for my child in getting a good education. Now that I have a set standard on returning I feel my hardest and most daring task would be completing my assignments on time. I feel by applying myself more in my classes I know I can be successful in getting my education. I first had a fear of returning to school due to it being an online school...
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...Returning Back To School Jasmine Derbigny English 121 Instructor: Karen Mcfarland 0ct 17, 2010 There was once a time that I felt college was high priced, useless, and not worth my time. As years went on, I realized I was morally wrong and my stupidity would soon reach reality. After eight years of being out of school. I have found going to school online at Ashford University have given me an opportunity to complete my degree. College will help me better my knowledge of education, provide me with a higher career, as well as give me a chance to financially take care of my family. I hope that returning to school will open up doors for me in the future. I attend on growing and developing from a well education and grow with a diversity corporation that will look at my leadership and my effort of working hard for a degree. My first day on-line in a classroom was a little nervous for me. Trying to get acquainted with school can be tough when you begin your classes. I know at Ashford University I was very confused and I was a little lost. With help from my advisor and going over course material I found myself on the right path. My goal was to read all the information I needed to complete my course. When you have been out of school for so long you are not equipped with the proper procedures and there are all sorts of things you have forgotten. I knew by returning that I would experience new courses that I would never have thought I take in my lifetime. I knew that I will learn...
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...Returning To School Sheena Alexander ENG 121 Jennifer Williams 03/10/13 Returning To School With the current requirements for certain jobs available and the increase in job losses I have decided to return to school to obtain my degree and allow myself a higher chance at landing the job that I really want. My name is Sheena Alexander and I am 29 years old with a husband and two beautiful children. If you had asked me 7-10 years ago if I had any intentions on returning to school I would have said I don’t know or maybe may be not. It was an idea that I played around with a lot in my head. It was back in February of 2009 when I finally made the decision that it was best for me to return to school and obtain a degree. I have been working since I was 16 years of age and with all the jobs and experience that I have under my belt I have never seemed to be fulfilled with any of my pass jobs. I noticed how some of my co workers would get better opportunities within the company before I did simply because they had a degree. I would often wonder if I went back to school and got my degree that could be me but I just could not fathom the thought of sitting in a classroom or just going back to school. I remember working for a company called Orkin Pest Control and anytime they would post management, leadership, or trainer positions I would get so excited at the chance to apply. After being with the company two years I always figured that it would be easy for me to...
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... 2016) As adults returning to college we become more able to be aware and intentional. Living intentionally means being aware of what creates passion within you, and putting your engery into that specific area. Dont allow your self to be distracted or defeatd. Anything to make the world a better place. Adults returning to college make their own meaning. Every adult attending college right nw has a reason for why they wanted to further their education. Most cases is for better pay. I believe the majority have a passion for what they plan on majoring in. I have run across alot of people in my life that do it just for the challenge. They will have multiable...
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...Dennis Continuing Academic Success Despite the time needed and money spent, returning to school as an adult is never a bad idea due to the opportunities it can present. If approached with an open mind the idea of returning to school, while daunting, is easily justified. A person who feels stuck, spinning their tires so to speak, can go back to school to gain more traction by learning new skills and earning a degree. It’s not supposed to be simple, in fact, approximately 60% of undergraduates attend more than one college while earning a bachelor’s degree (Kinser & Deitchman, 2007), but with determination and persistence it can be done. Setting Goals Goals can be set by being honest with oneself. What do I want to achieve in this endeavor? What are the real reasons for my enrollment in school? (Callin, 1983) My particular goals are, like many others, based on financial success. I want to be comfortable. I want to be able to provide for my family, and when I have children of my own I want my wife to have the option of not working. How do I do that without getting a degree? The answer for me was no. So I decided then I would set an educational goal for myself, to earn my bachelor’s degree. After selecting my degree I set a professional goal of becoming an IT specialist or programmer, more specifically a mobile applications developer. These goals will serve as a driving force for me in school. Critical Thinking Critical thinking is a learned skill that gives you a foundation...
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...Returning to school Ernest Barthelemy English Composition I (GSC1235A) Instructor: Lindsay Harrel September 10, 2012 Returning to the class room is difficult experience. Although this isn’t the case for everyone, for some it can be quite overwhelming to overcome the obstacles set out in the path to success. My decision to return now at this time of my life., changing old studying and work habits., and Transitioning from Battlefield to classroom., are my set of challenging obstacles. Each of these challenges plays a major role in my road to a college degree. Failure to overcome these obstacles will only make the whole experience that more challenging and pain full, and with the pressure of returning now, pain full isn’t what I need. First, my decision to return now at this time of my life sets out a challenge. It has been five years since I’ve stepped into a classroom and from what I last remember I wasn’t very good at it back then. The average college freshmen ranges usually from 18-19 years of age, I am 25 returning to college. At my age I have more responsibilities, I’m married, I have a family to support, and a full-time occupation to attend. Unlike the average college student who balances partying and studying, I Balance 40 hours of work per week, a wife at home and the pursuit to maintaining passing grades in college courses. My responsibilities have their share of weight on my chest, but they also motivate me more to not accept failure. Additionally, changing...
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...education not be the key to having all of those things? Returning to school now would ensure that I could have money, with a successful job and happiness in the gratification of completing my degree, all the while, setting a stellar example for my daughter, making my family proud and allowing me the opportunity to obtain a college degree. All of this is essential positive things to add to this journey called life. I was once the young high school graduate with bright eyes and a promising future going to college. I enrolled in a large local University and started my journey to arming myself with the necessary tools to have a stellar career. After the initial shock of freedom and adulthood, two years later, I found myself socially at the top of my game, but educationally the dean had placed me the former 3.8 high school student on academic probation. I was now struggling to make the grade in college. I now know that I was not focused, or driven, my priorities were not intact and the entire long-term goal to me was just a fleeting futuristic challenge. The importance of college had not set in and therefore it appeared I was paying to go to school to become a better social butterfly. My parents did not seem to find the importance of that concept and therefore quickly enhanced my introduction to the “real world” and what life was all about. As the old story goes, I dropped out of college with the intent to go back and took my hand at surviving in the adult world. I was as...
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...Creating a Returning Student Concierge position would be beneficial for Chattahoochee Technical College Angela C. Reisen SNHU HEA 520 Abstract Chattahoochee Technical College (CTC) would benefit from having a Returning Student Concierge in several different ways. A Returning Student Concierge “is the single-point of contact at a college or university who helps returning adult students navigate the application, enrollment, and registration processes and overcome barriers to college success” (Education, 2010). Through my research, the amount of material I found on this subject was limited, but what I did find has shown me this position is well needed at CTC. Being that I work with current students on a daily basis I feel this is what our college needs to keep our retention rate up for the returning population of our student body. After reading my point of view, I hope you will be persuaded to believe in the importance of this position as well. Table of Contents Background & Significance.........................................................................................................4-5 Executive Summary.....................................................................................................................6-7 Literature Review………………………………………………………………………………..8 Methods.........................................................................................................................................9 Time Line........................................
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...Why I am returning to school Danielle Brown ENG 121 English Composition I Prof. Michaela Vargas April 15, 2012 Why I am returning to school On December 8 2011, I decided to return back to school to get a degree in something I can enjoy doing until I retire. Anymore you need a degree to get a good career job. So these are my choices and my reasons for coming back to school. There are some good benefits from returning to school and also some obstacles I am to overcome for getting my degree. There are also changes in my lifestyle I have to change in order to earn my degree. I chose to come back to school for a numerous of reasons, to better myself, to be a role model for my girls and do good for my family, to get a good career job, and also to be a few from my family to get a college degree. Some of the benefits of getting a college degree are being able to get a good paying career job that you can be happy with and enjoy going to work. After I graduate and earn my degree, I will feel like I actually completed something big in my life. Another benefit is my support system supporting me the whole way through me earning a degree. A good benefit would be to get a good paying career job after earning my degree. Some of the changes I have had to encounter are since I have separated from the Navy. I have been a stay at home mom. I just really have to work around my girls and the house cleaning and any errands I have. I am not used to being at home all of the time and I really...
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...to college and can honestly say that they are still working in general to graduate? Personally, there are not many people that I know who have graduated from a college which is why we see most people going back to school after so many years. There can be many reasons why a person does not finish school the first time around. May it be because of money issues, their interest were elsewhere at the time, a change in career directed their focus elsewhere, but whatever that may be it happens more than we would like to think. I just so happen to fall into this category of people going back to school after I had been once before but never finished. Throughout this essay I will inform readers on why I am returning back to school, my purpose behind it all, obstacles that have gotten in my way because I am returning and my ambitions that drove me to even consider going back to school. There are many reasons that I am going back to school. One main reason that I am going back to school is because I needed to further my education in order to receive an Associate’s degree in early childhood development. By pursuing to earn this degree I will be that much closer in achieving my long term goal of becoming a day care owner. When I complete this long term goal I will be able to give back to my community where the people in the community can receive employment close to...
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...Motivations and decisions on returning to school I never thought at the age of thirty five I would be going to school, doing home work, and writing college papers. I graduated High School in June, 1995. I went to college for about a month and decided I wanted to wait a year so I could hang out with my friends. However, like a lot of others, I kept putting it off with one excuse after another. I have had many jobs in my life; the way I was looking at it back then was as long as the bills were paid that is all that mattered. In the following pages, I will discuss my motivation and decision for returning to school. I will also talk about the benefits that will follow once I get my degree. I remember when I graduated high school I had a lot of time to go to college. But I decided I would get a job and hang out with my friends, I was still living with my mom so I did not have many bills. When I was twenty-one I had my son, and at twenty- three I had my daughter. I got my own place and was a single mom of two kids for 9 years. Mentally, it was too late to even think about going back to school. It was hard enough working a full time job and taking care of my two kids; there is no way I could handle going to school. My main focus in life was my kids. I had to make sure they were taken care of. In March, 2009 I got married to a great guy. We moved in together and we both have pretty good jobs. One night we went to my mom’s house to spend some time. She...
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