The benefits of having all night to sit up and think

[uberreiniger]

The more I think about it, the more I think I really would like to go back to school. The question is, what to major in. More pressing is the question of whether I should pursue a Master's or a second Bachelor's degree. I'm thinking a Masters is more beneficial, but I know some people have more than one Bachelors. Any of you non-traditional students out there care to give me advice based on your own personal experiences?

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[blkhmster.livejournal.com]

BA is a safe field i would think, although i know two people with bachelor's degrees in BA and neither of them are working in that field. i have thoughts but they float around a lot and i can't always catch em :P

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

But they are working, right? That's the thing that counts.

[blkhmster.livejournal.com]

yes, they're both working, ha ha.. one of them is actually my brother, he's working as a substitute para with the school district in mac until an opening is avaliable and then he'll be offered the job full time. the other is my friend that lives in houston, he started a new job, but i forget where, ha ha. he's been working as an accountant which isn't what he go to school for, but eh it pays i guess. you could apply with the local school district as a para, if you get on full time you'll get benefits. it's the same thing my mom does or you could probably apply as a substitute para or teacher. just an idea. good luck hon :)

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Beth you don't seriuosly want all those murdered children on your conscience, do you?

[blkhmster.livejournal.com]

i think h&r block hires people for their call center during tax season (most tax software companies do. i can thank hubby for that knowledge, ha ha). you can check their site www.hrblock.com, click on our company and there should be a link in there somewhere for jobs/careers..if nothing else, it'd be something extra. tax season for hubby's company usually runs from oct/nov-apr. sorry i'm not more help.

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Umm... I work AT the H&R Block call center :P Employment there is actually rather sporadic, with layoffs happening sometimes only weeks after people have been hired.

[blkhmster.livejournal.com]

hahaha ok,i tried. i thought of it cause john was talking about how his company was hiring support this week :)

[blkhmster.livejournal.com]

sorry, forgot to answer the original reply....
probably not, i'd somehow end up being an accessory to murder *L* ... levi did find out that he didn't like working with elementary aged kids, so he requested to not be called for those sub jobs...he really likes working with the middle school kids though, i'd have thought those would be the worst of the bunch.

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Did you know Angie Showalter? She was a year ahead of us. Anyway, she taught middle school now and didn't like it. I think she's subbing now and likes it better. I don't know, there was a time when I aspired to teach, but I don't know if it's for me. Everything I see tells me you really have to love it in order to do it.

[blkhmster.livejournal.com]

yes i know angie, played basketball and ran track with her. i've always known that if i teach, it'll be high school aged kids. before i actually had kids i wanted to teach at college level, but now i'm not so sure. i'd kind of like to be like my dad, catch whatever kids i can and change their view on history classes before they head to college. sorry, but my dad is still the best history teacher i've had. history is/was my major in college, so that's saying a lot :)

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

He's far and above the best I've ever had too. If I taught, it would be high school, I think, and for the same reasons as your own.

[blkhmster.livejournal.com]

aw thanks. makes me feel good when people say that about him :)