Dr. Feminista will have to wait
I earned my master's degree five years ago and ever since I've been trying to figure out if I should go back to get a PhD. For the past two years I've seriously debated what field and if I even need it. It's hard because I have a wide range of interests and I'm not devoted to one career track. I think that's evident by my blogging too, eh?
But a few weeks ago things really started to gel together and I thought I had it all figured it out.
Enter homework.
Not mine, but my daughter's homework.
Last week was rough. We normally don't get home until 6-6:30, have dinner, and then our family time is devoted to homework (math, reading, & phonics), shower, more reading, and then bedtime. Somehow we get all of this done by 9 pm each night. I know, I can't believe it either.
After she's in bed, I flip on the laptop and start my blogging, reading emails and whatnots. While it's rewarding, it's tiring. Can I handle adding a PhD program, even part-time, to this routine? I wouldn't even try...I'd pull back from some commitments, mostly my in person stuff. But I'm unsure if I can handle the mental strain of the work. There's a big difference between hoping y'all comment on my opinion and a graded paper.
I was thinking that I would start in the spring, but I think I need to hold off until at least fall.
Then again maybe I'm just using the kid to delay me actually getting down to business.
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Don't forget that VLF is participating in the DonorsChoose Blogger Challenge. We already have one class funded, let's get that second one funded! A special announcement about this is coming Monday!
But a few weeks ago things really started to gel together and I thought I had it all figured it out.
Enter homework.
Not mine, but my daughter's homework.
Last week was rough. We normally don't get home until 6-6:30, have dinner, and then our family time is devoted to homework (math, reading, & phonics), shower, more reading, and then bedtime. Somehow we get all of this done by 9 pm each night. I know, I can't believe it either.
After she's in bed, I flip on the laptop and start my blogging, reading emails and whatnots. While it's rewarding, it's tiring. Can I handle adding a PhD program, even part-time, to this routine? I wouldn't even try...I'd pull back from some commitments, mostly my in person stuff. But I'm unsure if I can handle the mental strain of the work. There's a big difference between hoping y'all comment on my opinion and a graded paper.
I was thinking that I would start in the spring, but I think I need to hold off until at least fall.
Then again maybe I'm just using the kid to delay me actually getting down to business.
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Don't forget that VLF is participating in the DonorsChoose Blogger Challenge. We already have one class funded, let's get that second one funded! A special announcement about this is coming Monday!
