Can you believe it? Ten years in the same state (minus a few summers), six of them spent working for the same department at the same institution.
One of my colleagues told me today that she expected me to stay there until I was 99, and then some day I would be sitting at my desk, and another ePortfolio crisis would occur, and I would fall over dead.
Sort of a morbid, depressing thought. But there you go. It was funny at the time.
I had been fully anticipating a freak-out when I hit 10 years. More than a third of my life. But I'm not freaking out--at least, not yet. As easily as I can get frustrated and want to move elsewhere (hello, cooler climate!), I feel like I am where I am supposed to be, at least for now.
Of course, that may change in a day or two once classes start up again. :)
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Congratulations!!!!!
I realized yesterday when I signed up for Spanish II that it has been 10 years since I took Spanish I.
Why did we decide that college was our best option?
I think some people make that decision because college is what people are told they should do after high school. I suppose that's why I did undergrad: because it was expected of me.
I decided that grad school was my best option because achievement and learning are both very important things to me. Whether I was in school or not, I was going to be continually reading and learning. But I came to a place where I wanted credit--recognition, if you will--for what I had learned. And, for better or for worse, in our society, that comes with possession of a degree.
That, and sometimes a degree opens doors for more varied opportunities. I can certainly say that's been the case for me.
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