After much consideration I have decided that I should go back to school and get my Early Childhood Education degree (I have only been teaching preschool for four years). I have not been in school since graduating from Wright State University in 1997, this was going to be a challenge. I originally wanted to go back and get my Master's degree in Education, however the university I wanted to attend informed me that because my degree is in Social Work and not Education that I would need to go back to get another Bachelor's degree in Education then I could continue on with the Master's program. It seems that this university does not offer a Master's level degree for first time licensure teacher's. UGH, I didn't want to quit my job to go back to school full time for the next 6 years!
I looked at all my options for the career path that I want to take. It turns out that to eventually become a Director of a Preschool I need to have at least an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education. That is only a two year degree and I can complete it on a part-time basis. So I enrolled at Sinclair Community College and today was my first day back in a classroom as a student since 1997.
In one of my classes the professor had us pair up and learn about another student and then introduce them to the class. This was a great way to meet another person in the class, especially since we would most likely be in many of the classes together. As the students are introducing each other one of them comments that her partner graduated from high school in 2008, the other student corrected her saying that she actually graduated in 2003 and she wished she was that young. Um hello, I must be ancient having graduated from high school in the 90's. Listening to everyone it was clear that I am the oldest in the class, I have the most kids, I have the oldest kids in the class and I have been married for the longest time without ever being divorced. I am even older than the Professor. I hope I can keep up with all these young people.
