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I often wonder if I should go back to school. I love learning new things but when I think back to college I sort of remember sleeping through a lot of my classes.. even the really interesting ones. I hope my profs aren't reading (I was made for the siesta!). Anyway, I was so happy this weekend to find a good selection of Cal classes that are shared online at Google video, with hopefully more to come. All the geeky engineering and physics stuff now actually seem exciting. And there are so many other topics I remember wanting to dive into but never had a chance to during undergrad. And best of all, these classes are free! Yup, to think of all that tuition $$ I could've saved. I know this is cliche, but I'm realizing I can never stop learning. No matter what stage of life, what I'm doing, I hope I can keep up with atleast some of what's happening in academia. Btw, Physics 10 which if I remember correctly was for non-engineers, is now called "Physics for Future Presidents". :) |
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Joey |
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January 14, 2008 at 2:48am |
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Einstein has a quote about learning... I'm too sleepy to look it up ( yawwwwwn )
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never stop learning - when you do, you might as well be dead. |
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| CB, you're still young. If you aren't ready to go back to school - don't rush it! I went back to school for an MS degree 5 yrs ago, and found that school as a middle ager was nothing like enduring school as a teen/twentysomething. I was far more focused and purposeful the 2nd time around. And enjoyed the subject matter far more!! I think this is b/c when I was younger I was simply sick of school and the whole learning/testing routine I'd been through for 15 yrs straight. I've heard this is pretty a common experience. Whatever you choose to do, you're a wise lady, I'm sure you'll make the right choice - w/God leading you! ~mike |
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Kathy |
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January 14, 2008 at 8:14am |
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| Carol, I hope I never stop learning! The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know, and I want to keep learning. Dive in when it feels like the right time. If you're seeking a degree, be sure the school is fully accredited. a prayer for you this morning! |
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Deb |
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January 14, 2008 at 1:12pm |
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| I went back to college when I was 35. It was the best decision. I appreciated learning a whole lot more than when I was younger. I applied myself to it more too. I think with maturity, school makes much more sense than when you are young and don't want to learn. |
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Great post CareBear! Really gets all of us thinking and that, in turn, leads us to learning something new. Life is a never-ending learning process. It is only when we start to think "we know it all" or "have arrived at our destination" that we get ourselves in to trouble.
Like Mike said, going back to school later in life, that commitment does shed a different perspective for us in the classroom. I too got my masters degree long after my undergraduate degree. In a way, I'm glad that I did not continue in school for my masters when I was still young (early twenties) as it gave me a better opportunity to relate school to life since I had been in the frying pan on my own after college for nearly 20 years.
Even last night at the dinner table, my oldest daughter was questioning what good school was with respect to her needing to know algebra for real-world applications. In reality, whether she chooses to understand or not, what she learned in school subconsciously has enabled her to do things better in life. It may not directly be related to an algebraic equation but it is everything for the foundation of how the mind needs to think through a situation (the equation) and come up with how to handle that situation (the answer). Everything in-between required a logical thought process to solve the problem. That is one reason why we learned algebra, to train our minds with the art of problem solving.
That alone is done many times a day; PROBLEM SOLVING!
We may not need to know what the mathematical equation looks like to identify that a car tire is deflated and needs air but our mind does recognize the different shape of the circular tire, now with a larger than normal flat side with respect to the horizontal plane. From there, and from our schooling, we know that to increase the volume of air inside the tire will result in the tire appearing to be "more round" as it should be. Some of us will dive into the physics with much greater insight and try to match the tire manufacturer's recommended air pressure in the mathematical terms of "pounds per square inch" as measured against atmospheric pressure at that given altitude; also another part of science that we learned back in high school.
Yikes! My mind is starting to fry and smoke is coming from my ears as it "sees" all of these revelations and starts applying them to everything I have learned up to this point in life. And there is one thing that I did not learn but very much need to learn; and that is how to type! LOL
Cheers from the hunt-n-peck typist Dave ;-) |
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Joey |
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January 15, 2008 at 12:08pm |
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Wow, Pastor Dave! |
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| Carebear, learning is so much fun! I hope you can get in the groove to keep on learning when you don't "have to". I am so much better when I do it at my own speed than when I was under pressure to finish school. God put this world around us and gave us curiosity for a reason! |
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Gene |
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January 17, 2008 at 9:12pm |
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| Carol, I wish you good luck in your "learning." One of the best things about it is what Pastor Dave was saying - it teaches you how to think. THAT is good for a long, long time - even after finals. |
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