tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post620578422858971366..comments2024-03-04T00:51:30.050-08:00Comments on What is a Sundial in the Shade?: School Daze--shudderJosihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10615874450489497826noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-81299474384250224892009-01-17T12:55:00.000-08:002009-01-17T12:55:00.000-08:00I'm right there with you. I read the word "scantr...I'm right there with you. I read the word "scantron" in someone's post recently and I about passed out. They still do those!?! <BR/><BR/>I was a solid "B" student, I think, but ONLY because I am good at taking tests. Any sort of homework is NOT FOR ME. Ugh. <BR/><BR/>I love your brand of uneducatedness.LisAwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03299284773832500834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-22036396696080063132009-01-17T12:15:00.000-08:002009-01-17T12:15:00.000-08:00I went back to school after my second child was bo...I went back to school after my second child was born. I needed to do something that was just for me. I took one night class & one online class and loved it. I only took classes for a year, but it was a great break. Now for you - it sounds like that idea would be brutal torture. But hey - everyone has different talents. Being in the classroom may not be one of yours, but you write incredible books and are an awesome friend! I'd much prefer you stay right where you are. :)Danyelle Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006907198681924095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-75341355290324625352009-01-16T12:01:00.000-08:002009-01-16T12:01:00.000-08:00Even the yucky tests are worth it, for the joy of ...Even the yucky tests are worth it, for the joy of the rest of the experience. <BR/><BR/>And, it makes me feel young! <BR/><BR/>You'd do great, Josi, and if the time is ever right, you'll know it. Until then, keep on writing away! I promise to never stop buying books. <BR/><BR/>(thanks for the plug, BTW)Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015165553390298826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-639286582634384152009-01-15T18:57:00.000-08:002009-01-15T18:57:00.000-08:00I know if I went back to school, I'd get a lot mor...I know if I went back to school, I'd get a lot more out of it than I did as a 20-something. But it's much more fun to have the world as my campus :)Heather Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634399663804195312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-66753583046293192872009-01-15T14:58:00.000-08:002009-01-15T14:58:00.000-08:00That's so funny because if I were independently we...That's so funny because if I were independently wealthy, I'd go back to school just for the fun of it. I'm a nerd, I know.Karlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771306878095218330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-88928894659176602222009-01-15T09:53:00.000-08:002009-01-15T09:53:00.000-08:00I LOVE this! I think you wrote it about me! I ha...I LOVE this! I think you wrote it about me! I have never enjoyed "working." Never found a job I liked or would like to do for the rest of my life. Except write, or course.<BR/><BR/>Am I lazy? I'm not when I have a bee in my bonnet.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I'd mind going to school again when my kids are older, but for a career? For a job I have to go to every day? H#$% no!! Pardon my french!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, you just keep writing and people will keep buying. Or at least renting from the book mobile. he hehi, it's me! melissa chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280379007196906037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-86748244640746449542009-01-15T07:40:00.000-08:002009-01-15T07:40:00.000-08:00I would love to go back to school, but I'm afraid ...I would love to go back to school, but I'm afraid I'll still end up without a job and huge loans to pay off.Anna Maria Junushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-80085724302943318532009-01-14T21:43:00.000-08:002009-01-14T21:43:00.000-08:00I went back when my oldest was 12. I had 6 kids an...I went back when my oldest was 12. I had 6 kids and one was born during that time (she is now9)I graduated with my bachelors the year the oldest graduated from high school. I just went back to get my masters. I will graduate when my 5th child graduates high school.<BR/><BR/>I am loving every minute of it. I think it is so much easier now than when I had to worry about the cute guy, what to wear, what everyone would think about me, the dance that week end- you know important stuff. At 45 it is so much easier to "read" the teacher and what is and isn't important. Plus I have lived so much life that most of it is a no brainer.<BR/><BR/>Sure, my floor needs mopped, and the bookcases dusted and that pile of laundry in the corner? Clean clothes are overrated. But I got a 99% on the last paper I wrote and as of tonight I have a 95.5% in the class. Valedictorian, here I come. And when I am done I will do the same thing I do right now, but I will have more 0's in my paycheck- and a whale of a lot more time to read your books!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761951935843784725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-72567879503968263052009-01-14T16:42:00.000-08:002009-01-14T16:42:00.000-08:00If you like learning, then don't go to school, bec...If you like learning, then don't go to school, because it will kill all desire or passion you ever had. My nearly four years of college education have only served to frustrate, antagonize, and stress me out. If I actually finish, it'll be a miracle. Dropping out is seeming like an excellent option. Also, they still use the fill-in-the-bubbles test things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-79629360549920790642009-01-14T09:51:00.000-08:002009-01-14T09:51:00.000-08:00I was just telling my husband that I cannot wait u...I was just telling my husband that I cannot wait until the kids are old enough that i can go back. I really want a Master's degree. :)Lara Neveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351324888724799014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-65082815552409286132009-01-14T09:00:00.001-08:002009-01-14T09:00:00.001-08:00Well girl, let me tell you, it's way harder now th...Well girl, let me tell you, it's way harder now than it was when we were just out of HS. I went back a few years ago and found out that the most difficult thing I had used my mind for was solving Blues Clues. It is worth it, though. You can totally do it if you want to. I also think that school isn't for everyone. Some people do great, but there are people who do better in the real world. and not in a classroom. whatever you do, you'll do great! <BR/>Remember that job you had at that crappy burger place? I was just thinking of that when you said that you could scan groceries. It made me laugh.Jenny Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341448822062715044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-25909880901173593112009-01-14T09:00:00.000-08:002009-01-14T09:00:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jenny Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341448822062715044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-89844282034647670562009-01-14T08:42:00.000-08:002009-01-14T08:42:00.000-08:00you can totally come sit in on my organic biochemi...you can totally come sit in on my organic biochemistry class any time! it'd help me stay awake and maybe i'd actually be able to learn something. i'm still trying to convince myself i'm smart enough to pass the class. as i type i should be studying and taking notes and a pop-quiz is looming in the very near future. when that quiz rolls around i'll wish i were blogging. hahaWhitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143100659398033122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-21591946685150349322009-01-14T08:05:00.000-08:002009-01-14T08:05:00.000-08:00I'm split on the school thing. I LOVE sitting in l...I'm split on the school thing. I LOVE sitting in lectures and learning and I even enjoy some of the assignments. Just don't make me take a test. Ergh.<BR/><BR/>Still, someday I want to go back to school for a Master's. When there's more money and time. (Hahahahaa!)<BR/><BR/>(Finished the work for my bachelor's RIGHT before my first baby arrived . . . actually graduated when he was 2 weeks old. My mother would have flayed me alive if I hadn't finished.)Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-87315431288458505132009-01-14T08:01:00.000-08:002009-01-14T08:01:00.000-08:00I've toyed with the idea of getting my masters in ...I've toyed with the idea of getting my masters in literature "just for fun." But then I think about school with two kids and more evenutally coming and I realize, "that's not fun. That's crazy," and I read something that I DON'T to write a paper about and call it good.Melanie Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489615939726209573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267270.post-84516533576608600752009-01-14T07:07:00.000-08:002009-01-14T07:07:00.000-08:00I've wondered if I should go back to school, too. ...I've wondered if I should go back to school, too. Then I decide, maybe when I'm older. I just don't want to! I do love reading, and learning, but when it comes to reading what someone is making me read, I have an aversion to it. Maybe we can work at a grocery store together.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567226067848241071noreply@blogger.com