Teaching is like dirt!
So here's an idea...
Assuming I go back to school at all this quarter (which I really want to try and do... mostly because I don't want to have to have these last few classes hanging over my head and once I finish these next two quarters, I have the degree finished), I'll finish up this year. If it turns out I got in to the England program and I can stay (that is, my grades don't plummet), I'll spend next year in England studying whatever the hell I want. If I don't get in for some reason, I'll petition to graduate early, since I'll qualify by the end of spring quarter. After all this, I'll have graduated a year early and can start grad school when I'm 21, and start getting the qualifications to teach preschool. I love kids (especially young ones), and I love teaching kids new things, and it wouldn't be as stressful as teaching older kids (although I love to play with older kids too).
How does that sound for my future? (Thanks to Andrew for helping me formulate this plan until like, 5 this morning.) I wonder if this would be a good choice for me... it would be so nice to make a difference, and teaching (a career I've thought about off and on in my life) would make a difference to a LOT of people. I absolutely LOVE kids, and I'm happiest when I'm playing with kids (note that I have always loved every job I've had because I'm either playing with kids or teaching, i.e. astronomy or CSMA... hmm). I'm not sure about what credentials you have to have to teach preschool, but I'm guessing it's a bit easier than teaching college or something. And I could compose on the side.
And it's not like my parents would hate me, because my mom is a teacher. So there. I'll have to think about this. But having some aim to my life is making me feel better than I have in the last months. Maybe this combined with therapy could turn things around?
PS: Andrew, you're like dirt!!
Assuming I go back to school at all this quarter (which I really want to try and do... mostly because I don't want to have to have these last few classes hanging over my head and once I finish these next two quarters, I have the degree finished), I'll finish up this year. If it turns out I got in to the England program and I can stay (that is, my grades don't plummet), I'll spend next year in England studying whatever the hell I want. If I don't get in for some reason, I'll petition to graduate early, since I'll qualify by the end of spring quarter. After all this, I'll have graduated a year early and can start grad school when I'm 21, and start getting the qualifications to teach preschool. I love kids (especially young ones), and I love teaching kids new things, and it wouldn't be as stressful as teaching older kids (although I love to play with older kids too).
How does that sound for my future? (Thanks to Andrew for helping me formulate this plan until like, 5 this morning.) I wonder if this would be a good choice for me... it would be so nice to make a difference, and teaching (a career I've thought about off and on in my life) would make a difference to a LOT of people. I absolutely LOVE kids, and I'm happiest when I'm playing with kids (note that I have always loved every job I've had because I'm either playing with kids or teaching, i.e. astronomy or CSMA... hmm). I'm not sure about what credentials you have to have to teach preschool, but I'm guessing it's a bit easier than teaching college or something. And I could compose on the side.
And it's not like my parents would hate me, because my mom is a teacher. So there. I'll have to think about this. But having some aim to my life is making me feel better than I have in the last months. Maybe this combined with therapy could turn things around?
PS: Andrew, you're like dirt!!