Starting back to school in a week!

**Nighthawk** · 2nd January 12, 07:40 PM

Well, my New Year's resolution for 2012 is to get my lazy rear in gear and finish my teaching degree. Just got the word from the state of Colorado on my state financial aid- they have awarded me 147 credit hours in grant money!! Happy New Year to me indeed!!

**artificer** · 2nd January 12, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

Well, my New Year's resolution for 2012 is to get my lazy rear in gear and finish my teaching degree. Just got the word from the state of Colorado on my state financial aid- they have awarded me 147 credit hours in grant money!! Happy New Year to me indeed!!

Good Grief that's a lot of credit hours! Congratulations to you Travis, that has to be nearly a full ride, right?

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**Bugbear** · 2nd January 12, 07:53 PM

Congratulations, Hawk. Toward which direction of teaching would you like to end up going?

**Nighthawk** · 2nd January 12, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by artificer

Good Grief that's a lot of credit hours! Congratulations to you Travis, that has to be nearly a full ride, right?

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Except for my books, it is! Especially given the credit that I already have from my Associate's degree!I got that letter with the information, and just about fell off of my couch! (No exaggeration there, either!)

Originally Posted by Bugbear

Congratulations, Hawk. Toward which direction of teaching would you like to end up going?

My goal is to get a master's degree in humanities, with a minor in world history, and teach secondary education- middle/high school. Just like my dear Papa.

**Father Bill** · 2nd January 12, 08:41 PM

Congratulations, "Teach!" (From a retired one!) You'll love it!

**ohiopiper** · 2nd January 12, 09:03 PM

Go for it. Of all the teachers I had, the two best were history teachers. I don't mean soft touches who had an easy class, I mean teachers who were engaging and made history matter.

By coincidence, two men named "Ernie". Souvapolis and Grekis. American and world history, respectively.

The lousiest teacher I had was a high school mathematics "teacher". Had to figure math out as an adult. Not that difficult when someone explains it properly! Well, to a point, anyway. I'm no physicist.