Madison College

On the topic of schools, I am going to continue writing about my school experiences so far, as they come up.

Madison College seems to be equivalent of MCC back in Rochester. It's a little disappointing to see myself in a starting point again, but we all have setbacks in life and many of us have to keep starting over in life. It's part of the living cycle. People change careers in which they have given their years, I can surely go back to the beginning of the circle,without having given so much, yet. This time though, things are different. I am more determined and because I am older, I no longer have the time to take things slowly. I am far more serious because failure cannot be tolerated anymore and I just don't have the time to do things later, or for a second time. I also have learned to be a much better student. I've come to appreciate what it means to have a degree and be in a prestigious school and the doors in can open for you. I've also understood the importance of a good education. Now, I am thirsty for knowledge. The only way to thoroughly satisfy that is through school, I know that now. So, I am here, ready.

Their website is a bit unprofessional and confusing. But it looks like they have some great classes and some great programs. I love the fact that they offer continuing education classes for so cheap, and they also have some wonderful certificate programs that would be beneficial to so many people. This will allow me to catch up, and allow me to take the SATs well in advance which will help me as I definitely need a refresher in math.

This school adventure is going to be great. I am hopeful.

School

I've been thinking about school lately. How far I've come from that goal in the years that has brought me here. It was the second biggest purpose of my moving out here, all alone, without my family. Perhaps, it should have been number one. If I ever end up having children, this is one thing I'll tell them honestly, thoroughly, so they can make a better decision for themselves. Education is so important. I keep coming back to this point, because although school doesn't teach you everything (and it can't. There is a purpose to school and if you're a good student, you can take so much more from the classes you are attending, then what they can solely give you off the books) but it can give you enough information to make informed choices, learn of ways to get to information and can equip you with a resume builder items that will allow you to have a job. Someone like me, has no choice but to work at places like restaurants, coffee shops. If I am lucky, and push hard enough, perhaps a secretary of sorts. But, how long will that last me before I grow bored and want a change of environment, a better paying job with less physical labor? Not very long. How much money can I make off of it that will allow me to take vacations in the summer, attend writing workshops?

I can't do what I want to do with minimum wage jobs (and not because they're demeaning, because they pay too low, much lower then what they should be paying). I want to have a good career where I feel like I am making a change. Where my skills can make a difference. I want to feel actively engaging in a part of world that is getting better. In order to do all of this, I need to get an education. But it's been so long since the last time I attended school that I just don't know how to go back, where to start and how to obtain all of that information. I feel stuck. Because I feel stuck, I won't get that information and because I don't have that information, I can't make changes.

Perhaps starting with UW mini courses, perhaps on fiction. I've got to start somewhere and maybe along the way, I'll obtain the information I desperately need.

Besides, I feel like school is the place where I shine the most. I have learned (through high cost) what it means to be a good student and it has now become a good part of who I am. I can be a great student, if only, given the chance.