I made a mistake, my first degree is in teaching, and well I can’t teach. Well it’s not so much I can’t teach, it’s more that my last practicum teacher did not like me. . . So I have been working at a job well below my intellect for the last two years. If I could go back, I would do something else.
I don’t have the time or the finances to earn a new degree. It’s not feasible. But I have been looking at some of these Online courses, and they almost seem too good to be true.
I was just wondering if these Online courses are as recognized and respected by people in the actual industries. Their websites say they are, but of course their sites would say that. . . duh.
I wouldn’t give up on your career just cos of that bad practicum experience. I could tell you some terror tales from my practicum, and I am still a counselor and quite happy! I didn’t run from school.
THAT said, you know your situation best. To varying degrees, online schools are OK. I did internship at a school where one of the counselors had a degree from that U. of Phoenix and she had a good job in a good district and, frankly, was good at what she did.
Just beware of the scam schools. I have an article taped on my office door about an online college that granted the author’s cat a Ph.D. True story, too.
Talk to some local colleges and make absolute sure you couldn’t swing the finances. You still need to do a FAFSA, and I am sure your status on that will have changed since you first did it for college. You could also MAYBE get the school you work for to help pay tuition (mine offers that). Might be different if you’re trying to get educated to leave them, however.
Hey, good luck. And beware of the scam schools online. Like I said, I think Phoenix is legit. And to tell you the truth, a LOT of major colleges do offer online courses. A good friend of mine is doing online courses at Quinnipiac University, and I know the North Carolina system offers online education.