Seems crazy, yes? Children: ages 3 & 2. Married (very happily). Middle School Teacher. And I'm going back to school to get a Doctoral degree in Education (EdD-Curriculum & Instruction). Where, pray tell, does this fit into my life? And what on earth was I thinking? I actually do have a tendency to think things through. And I realized, that if I start this now, my oldest child will be between 9 & 11 when I graduate (pending a massive legal research publication by yours truly). This means his mother will not have her nose in a book at soccer practice (unless it is a novel of her choosing!), or have her laptop open working on her dissertation. His mother will be finished all of that. And at present, their bedtime is before 8 p.m. So mommy has several uninterrupted hours of work time (at least for now).
Some might say that I need "me" time. Correct! I do belong to a gym (where I will be reading my course material on the bike, no doubt)... But the fact is, for me, this is "me" time. I am a hopeless nerd; a fact which I not only can't deny, but have come to embrace. Grad school was a rush for me, as I felt great satisfaction in reading challenging texts, and producing quality papers. Now, before you start thinking too much of me, I also greatly enjoy toilet humor and country music. Call me well-rounded. And a little bit crazy...
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