This week I found out some pretty exciting news:
I got accepted into AIB College of Business.
If all goes according to plan, I will be starting an online program this September to earn a bachelor's in business administration. This will allow me to (ideally) have a pretty nice job for a long, long while, while our family grows and we make moves and changes in life. Eventually though, more schooling will be pursued.
This degree will only be a stepping stone, of that I am sure. I cherish the thought of teaching some day, although I'm not entirely sure of what I'll be teaching. Economics courses with an online school or at a community college would be nice; that would require a master's level degree though. I've always counted on earning a master's, but in what field has always been a puzzlement. To teach college level business/economic courses would likely require a degree in economics, but that might be too boring. An MBA sounds most likely, and them ain't cheap (but what college education isn't, hmm?) And MBA would also give me a more management-focused education, and that sounds more appealing than class after class of economic theory, as exciting as those are. So an MBA will likely be the next stepping stone, but who knows how far into the future that will be. Family first.
Another path to consider is that of religious education. This path is even hazier than the business degree path, but I know this would involve teaching somehow, something like a Sunday school or Christian education class. For now, business degrees will suffice, and ministry will come about in God's timing. The INSTE classes have been great and I have learned a lot, but it seems that a degree of a higher level than certificate would be necessary. I've found endless quality, inexpensive online colleges offering basic associate and bachelor degrees in religion, but time will tell of what is to come of that. Now is not the time to think about such things, not with a family to provide for, kids to raise, changes and moves to consider. I will remain open to whatever comes my way, but formal preparation on my part is a ways off.
On a somewhat lighter note, I love my current job. It's by far the hardest I've had, with lots of stress and pressure at times, but far greater rewards and fringe benefits. In an average day I can be cussed out, interrupted, and ridiculed, and the work can keep piling up and up, but the times where I actually make a significant difference in somebody's life more than makes up for it all. In addition, the people I work with and the management are all top-notch, and they make it so much easier to roll with the punches. The company has been really good to us so far, and unless I screw things up, I have no second thoughts about that continuing. I am looking forward to Monday, as on that day I will find out how busy the next couple months will be! My current job is another reason I'm pursuing the business degree, not only is the company tuition reimbursement policy quite nice, but with this company there really are opportunities for advancement that I want to take full advantage of.
And on the lightest note, I saw that today was the last day in February, and I wanted to be able to say that I wrote out two posts within the same month again.
I really should do this more often.
The education of a man is never completed until he dies.
-Robert E. Lee
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