Back to School

Well, I've done it again. At the ripe old age of forty ------- well, forty something, I am going back to college. I am going to complete a bachelors degree.

I'm attending Mountain State University and will be working toward a degree in Organizational Leadership.

What possessed me? Well, primarily because I am a lifelong learner. I know, that sounds corny, but it's true. Plus, I know that to improve my lot in life I have to improve myself. My clients expect me to be in the know. They expect me to be able to provide a quality product. That requires education.

In today's world the associates degree functions a lot like the high school diploma did 20 years ago. It's pretty well expected and does not appear to have major value. The bachelors degree seems to be the new associates and the masters the new bachelors. The PhD, well, that's for people with nothing else to do. (Just kidding.)

How I will incorporate going back to school into my professional responsibilities, my duties with the IAAP and my duties as a mom, I don't know. But this much is certain, I can't afford not to do it.