An Academic Adventure
I've wanted to attend graduate school for many years now, and the stars finally aligned. I found an online program that I can do from home at my own pace (anywhere from 2 - 5 years) in a subject that I enjoy AND will have practical applications. And I have the time and resources and mental energy to do this now. So I applied and was accepted to University of Massachusetts Boston for a Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics with a concentration in Foreign Language Pedagogy. I'm not sure exactly what I'll do when I'm finished, but it will open up some possibilities for me. And if I go back to the same thing I was doing before having kids (teaching high school German), I will go into it with more education and training. My first course is coming to an end in a few weeks. It's been a great one to start with. It's all about technology in the language classroom. The professor suggested we keep a blog with our notes because it will come in handy when studying f...