tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385026427314247372.post5124273728100687092..comments2023-06-02T07:23:34.189-07:00Comments on from kitsnk9s to puspavat: Cliffs NotesDarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03979866600334392422noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385026427314247372.post-67829038627716737052014-01-04T11:58:59.082-07:002014-01-04T11:58:59.082-07:00That's one of the tricky parts, isn't it? ...That's one of the tricky parts, isn't it? Finding a nearby college with what you'd like to focus upon. I thought for *sure* that UA was "meant to be for me" because of its excellent creative writing program, but we'll see. :-) And, yes, OMG, structured learning is great and pushes me further, faster than I do in self-study. That was my intent with Latin--I wanted the grounding in word origin. It's very cool.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979866600334392422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385026427314247372.post-33091514057630096202014-01-04T11:56:30.081-07:002014-01-04T11:56:30.081-07:00Had to laugh; isn't it funny how mature we fee...Had to laugh; isn't it funny how mature we feel at 30? And then we get to 50 and it's like… "really?!" :-) Yup, I *am* a lifelong student because I refuse to see college as the only education; it's just the only "official" education…granted, it's what I was going for, but now will simply wait and see whether it's back to self-study. :-) And I will NOT miss the group work with teenagers! LOLDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979866600334392422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385026427314247372.post-88910747579414909072014-01-04T11:53:33.186-07:002014-01-04T11:53:33.186-07:00Seems we have some more traits in common, Diane. ;...Seems we have some more traits in common, Diane. ;-) Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979866600334392422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385026427314247372.post-75016097137848346082014-01-02T19:37:03.956-07:002014-01-02T19:37:03.956-07:00I really enjoyed this post! I went back for a mast...I really enjoyed this post! I went back for a masters in English about five years after receiving my BA and it wasn't much of a stretch. Over the past forty years, I've occasionally though about going back for a PhD but as the colleges in my area don't offer one in English, I abandoned the idea. -- But isn't learning fun! And good for you for trying Latin. I had four years of it in high school and I still think that the vocabulary I learned has been immensely useful.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385026427314247372.post-27876670562676926142013-12-31T09:30:19.158-07:002013-12-31T09:30:19.158-07:00Really enjoyed reading your impressions, both posi...Really enjoyed reading your impressions, both positive and negative, of the college experience. Would love to read more, but I know time is a precious commodity when you're in school. I went to college straight from high school, but then also returned as an adult, when I decided to go back and get my Masters of Social Work as a 30 year old (which now, as a 50 year old, seems like I was still a kid... but I do recollect feeling very adult at the time :) I love school so much I could be a lifelong student. I have considered the possibility of teaching college, but thus far, it remains a sort of tangential thought. When I went back to grad school, I was very surprised at the group work, and had to force myself to be open minded to it. My instinct was to hate it. I do much better on my own, but I found that the group work stretched me in ways that were good. Of course, I was with other adults at the time, who all had at least a decade or so of work experience. If I'd been forced to do group work with teenagers, I might have killed them, lol. Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734831781770841734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385026427314247372.post-62707731496690659152013-12-30T16:35:44.996-07:002013-12-30T16:35:44.996-07:00I enjoyed hearing about your impressions of colleg...I enjoyed hearing about your impressions of college so far and they are similar to mine! I attended Pima Community College as an older student a few years ago, I also loved learning, didn't like group work, and was surprised how much time I spent studying compared to the younger students. When it came time to transfer to UA it was too expensive. I enjoy learning at my own pace now. :)Diane AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com