...Decided to Return Back To School 6/19/14 Kathy Davis Professor Nancy Segovia Returning back to school was a very natural decision for me. It seemed to be the next logical step in my personal and careers goals. My ultimate goal is to be healthy and happy and be a good role model for my family members. I am more mature with my decision to return back to school now. The initial thought I had about returning back to school was that of apprehension due to the fact that I struggled a great deal throughout junior and high schools and had a false belief for years that I would not be successful if I attempted to go to college. I let my twenties, thirties, and my forties pass me bye with this belief firmly in me in my thinking and there was no one or anything to convince me of anything else, because I allowed my fear of failure to rule me all these year. I wanted to do something that was really going to have a lasting impact to someone’s life. Immediately thought about my children, letting them know it’s never too late to get a degree from any college. Going back to school can be a tough decision but being positive and having confidence can lead to success. Now that I am stable in life than I was when I finished or even years ago when I was considering going to school again I am more mature with why I decided to return back to the decisions I made forward toward my...
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...Returning to school was a great decision I made for myself. I have learned so much over the past nine weeks in this course. I know taking online classes will be a challenge with the balance of my personal and work life but I plan to stay focused and work towards obtaining my goal I have set. I know there are many resources available to me to help me be a successful student. We all may get discouraged sometimes and it is great to know that help is out there. I have plenty of support from my family and friends. I know there is also support from my enrollment and academic advisors with the University of Phoenix. It is a great feeling to know that help is out there. I know there may come times where I may lose my motivation and want to give up but I am not a quitter. I plan to stay motivated first and almost by self-motivation. If there come a time that I feel like giving up I am going to think about the pay off in the long run and what will happen if I do give up. I know sometimes it may be hard to keep pushing but if you think about the success it will bring you to keep pushing that is what I am going to do. To improve my career competencies I plan to first make a list of the skills I would like to build one on and create an action plan to get better at those skills. I know the first skill I want to build on will be time management. I am already in the process of creating weekly calendars to get better in this area. There are many learning goals that can be applied...
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...Balancing Values, Responsibilities and School for a Non-Traditional Student Jwendoline Hernandez Foundation for General Education and Professional Success GEN/200 April 28, 2014 Jillian Folger Values and Responsibilities Everyone at a very young age has values and responsibilities instilled in them. They are life lessons, principles and rules we are expected to live by. Ranging from how to live, what is right from wrong, how to treat ourselves and one another. Notwithstanding, as each lives their own lives each develops their own values and duty, amending old and creating new ones. Taking ownership of the consequences from the choices, decisions and actions one makes is considered by many as having personal responsibility. Traditional versus Non-Traditional Students Nowadays, it is more common to see individuals well in their years returning to school after having their own families and having professional experience under their belt. For many weighing their professional ambitions and family duties. Forbus, Newbold, Mehta (2011) conducted a research that reflects on the differences between the traditional and the non-traditional students’ expectations for the college experience. Noting that the non-traditional differ in interest, social activities, and levels of motivations from their counterparts. For the most part any college student, be it the traditional high school graduate or the non-traditional, have set goals entering postsecondary education. The...
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...MOVITATION FOR RETURNING TO SCHOOL Christina Armstrong ENG 121- Essential of College Writing “Narrative Essay” Instructor: Ginger Marcinkowski Monday, October 8, 2012 My motivation for returning to school will help me be a valuable contribution to myself, family and career; it will assist me in my respective work projects, as well as increase business opportunities. My motivation is a goal that began and was increased through variable stages; but, did not happen over night. The first stages were dealing with a failed marriage, pregnant, and raising two children with no high school diploma. I was 21 years of age with no job, no education, on public assistance and struggle with emotional challenge. I was lost, facing challenges that I did not know how change. I never was taught about the possibilities of education and the key to success. I did not have a clue of how to gain self motivation to get higher education; overall, I did not want to be uneducated on welfare and fall into the poor and deprive category. I needed to create a plan and build a legacy for my children, furthermore; how could I encourage them to get their high school diploma and I did not have one of my very own. I started off by enrolling into the General Educational Diploma (GED) program. On my graduation day I made a promise to my mother that one day I’ll get my degree. Even thou I made this promise, I had three sons and my initial focus...
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...Copyright © eContent Management Pty Ltd. Contemporary Nurse (2011) 39(2): 256–272. Registered nurses returning to school for a bachelors degree in nursing: Issues emerging from a meta-analysis of the research TANYA K ALTMANN Division of Nursing, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA, USA ABSTRACT This literature review was conducted to determine what is known about nurses’ attitudes and perceptions about returning to school. There are four societal influences making nursing continuing education important: (1) Many nurses are still practicing with an Associate’s degree or diploma and few continue their formal education; (2) Recent studies have indicated that there are improved patient outcomes in hospitals which employ higher educated nurses; (3) A poor economy during a nursing shortage means high demand and less incentive for nurses to return to school for higher education; and (4) The worsening faculty shortage means an increased need for nurses to advance their education. Understanding nurses’ attitudes and perceptions may help identify gaps in our knowledge, determine ways to foster positive attitudes toward education learning among nurses, and allow us to entice nurses to return to school. It may also identify crucial steps to ensure the provision of quality healthcare. Keywords: nursing; attitudes; continuing education; RN-BSN; post-registration education; literature review THE PROBLEM H ealthcare is a fast paced, dynamic environment where providers...
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...year as explained by Holly Bull, the founder and president of the Center for Interim Programs (CIP), one of the first and longest running providers of gap year programs in the country, is “a period of time for students to creatively step away from the lock-step path of high school to college, to graduate school, or job” (77). Enrolling in college immediately after high school graduation is not always the right decision for seniors that are lacking motivation and unsure what to academically pursue in post secondary education. Acknowledging that not every high school senior has to continue their education without delay after high school is a concept that advisors as well as parents need to understand. They should provide possibilities for those students whom lack motivation to continue their educational paths immediately after graduation. Many high school seniors feel pressured to start college immediately after graduating because sending in college applications and applying for scholarships is all their counselors are advising them to do, regardless of the fact that not every student has the motivation or urge to start college the fall after graduation. Many seniors go on to start college after high school because it has become expected by society for them to do so. Bull reports “students [are] heading to college merely because it is...
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...How People Make Economic Decisions To understand how people make economic decisions, first, will need to acknowledge the word economic. Therefore, according to the Dictionary.com “the economic is pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.” The four principles of individual decisions-making, according to Mankiw (n. d.) are the following: 1. Trade-off - making decisions: a) Efficiency – obtaining the most from resources. b) Equity – distributing economic prosperity among members of society. 2. Cost - cost of benefits and actions: Opportunity cost – whatever given up to obtain some item. 3. Thinking - analyze the marginal (small incremental adjustments to a plan of action) benefits and cost changes and how it will be affect by decisions. In another words; the effect of decisions taken. 4. Incentives – something that induce a person to act (like a reward) as a motivation. Developing the decision of returning or coming back to school to complete a degree is a genuine example of an individual decision-making and which needed to compare the marginal costs and benefits of this decision. After analyzing this decision, needed to compare: A) Marginal Costs – had to gather information on current college costs. Creating a saving account to pay all expenses without been expose (after complete the degree requirements) to limited financial credit because of study loans amount. B) Marginal Benefits – completing this degree will allow...
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...Motivations for Chinese overseas graduates returning home The number of Chinese overseas students has been increasing at a dramatic rate, especially since the early 1990s. The “going abroad heat” has never slackened among mainland China’s young people. China is the world’s second largest economic entity and Chinese people are getting better off with the globalization and opening reform, thus studying abroad is no longer mysterious and unachievable for the average families in China. In contrast, the “return-to-China heat” wave has caused the “American Dream” to fade rapidly among young Chinese who are now casting their eyes towards their motherland. Kellogg(2012) concludes that surveys conducted in 2001 and 2005 of Chinese students enrolled at American universities showed that the intention to return home after graduation is indeed rising.(p.83-104) Chinese contemporary economics, especially social economics, is giving more and more attention to such factors as manpower and talent. Wang (2004) states that the New York Times estimates that this large-scale reflux of talent will be a major phenomenon in China in the next decade.(p.7-11) So, an analysis of the incentives for international graduates returning back to China reveals that the tangible benefits offered by the Chinese governmental policies as well as the intangible benefits in a form of psychological satisfaction are the two main aspects of the returnees’ motivation. China is becoming the largest...
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...can have on our children’s future plans and pursuits. Most parents want the best for their children; they want to see them succeed in life. One way to help ensure their success is by influencing their decision to pursue a college education when there is less distractions in their life, which is right after high school. If our children choose not to attend college after high school, life might become so occupied with other things it may postpone or prevent our children from obtaining a college degree. Speaking as a parent who first entered the work force and started a family, I understand how difficult it is attending college in the midst of raising a family. The stress is real, and the pressure is felt by all, when a working mother or father begins to obtain a college education. Granted, there are benefits to taking a year off after high school in order to regroup and relax, but the risk of not returning is highly possibly. Attending college right out of high school is the preferable option, and we as parents should encourage our children to make this most sensible choice. College conversations with our children should start early. Many parents begin to discuss college with their children around their high school years. Unfortunately, parents who wait until high school are missing opportunities to positively influence their children’s future. There is little doubt that many teenagers have difficulty accepting suggestions from their parents. Teenagers are in the process...
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...A Student Mother Returning to Higher Education A Student Mother Returning to Higher Education A student mother faces many problems when returning to school. The student requires organizing one’s life from all areas prior to making the application for upcoming education projects. A student mother needs to adapt to the challenges and take accountability for any related compromises. "Students demand excessively high levels of effort and do not provide supportive mechanisms that would facilitate effective coping” (Neumann, Reichel & Neumann, 1990, para.2). Goal Setting Carter (2002) stated that, “Achieving the kind of success you dream of in your studies and your career may often seem difficult or even impossible” (p. 49). However, every problem is a challenge to become a better person. When a student mother focuses on long-term study goals and identifies own objectives, then the student can come up with strategies to balance study, career and personal matters. The author explains the action plans required to become long-life learners by setting educational, career and personal goals while adhering to one’s norms and values (p. 53-54). Ultimately a student mother turns a dream into a reality. Strategic Planning As a student mother, strategic planning is required in order to arrive to effective habits to complete the coursework. To stay ahead of work, a system should be made for allocating time to study through tools such as printed...
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...Decision Making Paper There has been many times throughout my life that I have had to make a decision that would affect me and my family, but there is one change specifically that I will focus on in this paper and talk about the outcome of my decision and how it has affected my life today. A few years ago I lost my job which caused me to fall into a depression because no other job offers were coming through and while having a conversation with a good friend she suggested that I enroll in college being that I only had my GED and it possibly open more doors for me by having a type of some type. At the time I thought she was losing her mind because I was 39 at the time and felt like I was too old to return to school. After several conversations with her finally in September of 2012 I decided to call University of Phoenix to speak with a counselor to see what they offered and what my options were. The counselor that I spoke with was very informative and went over all my options, explained how their programs worked, and discussed financial choices as well that I would also have to think about should I decide to enroll in their school. In order to make up my mind, careful thought and decision making would have to take place. In efforts of making this possible I had to evaluate my situation and consider how the change would affect me and my household. I needed to be aware of these things so that I could make sure this was the right decision. I wanted to make sure it would not interfere...
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...Getting on the degree path that’s right for you is a big decision for many—and not something to take lightly. As employers demand more skills from employees, the demand of online degree programs has increased inpopularity. In fact, within the United States, 6.7 million students enrolled in at least one online course in fall 2011—an increase of more than 500,000 students compared to 2010. What is the big difference in online versus traditional education? “Each student learns differently and in today's era of increasing technology, the question will not be whether to offer classes online, but rather how to implement them,” says Allison Hiltz, a former online and traditional education student who writes for The Book Wheel Blog. There are several options when it comes to online or traditional education degrees. The platform offers everything from certificates and diplomas to more advanced degree options such as an associate or bachelor’s degree. With constant changes in technology from all different degree programs, let’s take a look at the advantages to an online versus traditional education and examine how each type of education impacts you as a student. The job market has become much more competitive in the last few years. As companies cut back on labor to stay in business, education has become extremely important for employees who want to be more competitive in their current positions or want to transition into a new career. The level of competition for good jobs has made...
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...Men in Double Marginality--Chinese Diaspora “at home” . . . ! ! ! Ping Lin ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (2007 *! Men in Double Marginality--- Chinese Diaspora “at home” Ping Lin Abstract This paper uses data gathered from research project partially sponsored by Oriel College in Oxford and Academia Sinica in Taiwan to explore the adaptation of Mainlander Taiwanese in China. They moved from China to Taiwan in 1949 and back “home” with their descendents in 1990s. By examine the life of seventeen respondents in Dongguan/Shanghai in 2004-2005, we argue that they were in sense of double marginality despite the diversity of the sample. Whilst foreigners regarded China as a new territory to explore more economic benefits, these returnees were more likely to regarded China as a place with sense of belonging, not sense of colonising. However, they found that the real China was different from what they expected before return. They felt being excluded from Taiwan, but they also felt unwilling to participate in China due to this home disillusion. Further discussion on the adaptation of other type Taiwanese in China will be displayed in separated papers. Keyword: return migration, Taiwan, China! 1. Introduction Whilst most migration research focuses on why people move from poorer countries to richer countries and how they overcome the widely cultural gap in migration, there is little research stressing on migration either on the opposite direction or between countries with cultural proximity...
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...A Gap Year: Weighing the Pros and Cons By Michelle Knoll on August 1, 2012 Are you considering taking a year off from school? If so, you are not alone. Gap years, as they have come to be known, are becoming increasingly popular, as well as highly debated. Supporters say it can provide students clarity and give them an edge when returning to school. Opponents say it can be unproductive and actually make it harder for students to return to the classroom. Regardless which side of the debate you are on, one thing both sides agree on is a gap year needs to be well thought out and thoroughly planned with set goals. What is a Gap Year? Simply put, a gap year is a break from education. It can be taken at any time, but most often occurs after graduating high school and before starting college. Gap years are not always a year. They can span in length from a few weeks to a year. Why Take a Gap Year? Students take a gap year for a number of reasons. Some are just academically burnt out and need a break. Some are unsure of which direction or career path they want to pursue. Others want to travel, study abroad, volunteer and do things they may not necessarily have time for later in life. Still others take a year off to work and save up money in order to afford college. The Cons of a Gap Year Gap year opponents fear once students leave the educational setting and get a taste of the ‘real world’, they may never want to go back to the stress, structure and rigor of academic...
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...Learning Best 1 Running head: Learning the Best Strategies of Learning the Best Cindy Watson Grand Canyon University NRS429V: Family Centered Health Promotion June 17, 2012 Learning Best 2 The strategies of learning are as varied as styles of teaching. As an adult learner how can you assess learning styles and improve your study skills? Inott, 2011, says, “Having an understanding of how and why adults learn is necessary to facilitating learning, and says that teaching is received and learning is experienced,” (Inott, 2011). Adult learners’ motivations to learning are because of a change in skills, in other words they are returning to the learning environment out of wanting to. Inott says that adult learners are characterized by autonomy, rigidity, goal and relevancy orientation, practicality, and experience. (Inott, 2011). There are many different learning theories; however the VARK learning styles are more relevant to student learning. The acronym VARK represents visual, aural, read or write and kinesthetic strategies to learning (Fleming, 2011). Visual learners prefer information by illustrations, pictures and words. Aural types prefer to process information by hearing. Read or write learners prefer text, reading and writing; while the kinesthetic learner prefers a perceptual experience to be simulated or real (Fleming, 2011). Summarizing the learning preference closes to myself, multimodal fits the most. According to Fleming...
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