shanendoah
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Post by shanendoah on Sept 4, 2014 14:45:30 GMT -5
I may get to post something on FaceBook later, but C doesn't come here, so I can brag now.
He is currently in his last meeting with his teacher, for the last class he had to take to graduate. He officially graduated in May, but needing the summer contract to complete his degree. As of today, it is done.
He could have graduated in 2012, with just a BA. But when he went back to school, he fell in love with math, a subject he had never really been interested in before, so he stuck around to earn a combined BA/BS (Anthropology/Math).
Going back to school for a Bachelor's in your late 30s is not easy. We have been through a ton of changes in our life while he was in school- his mother's death, adoption of Pop Tart, my long stint of unemployment. It hasn't been easy, but I do think it will have been worth it.
AND we did it all paying out of pocket- no government loans.
The hope is that he'll get to be a stay at home dad, at least for a few more years, especially as we look at adopting a second child. But if he has to get a job, he now has a BS in Math!
I am so very proud of him.
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emma1420
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Post by emma1420 on Sept 4, 2014 14:50:02 GMT -5
YAY!!! Congrats.
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Nazgul Girl
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Babysitting our new grandbaby 3 days a week !
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Sept 4, 2014 15:31:11 GMT -5
Best wishes to your DH, Shane. He can get a job now because he needs to get his years in to keep his teaching certificate current. He should call your state's licensing board to see how many years he needs to put in to maintain his basic certification, and then what the progression is to keep his license current  . |
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gacpa
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Post by gacpa on Sept 4, 2014 15:38:08 GMT -5
Congrats to your family!
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DagnyT
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Post by DagnyT on Sept 4, 2014 17:40:26 GMT -5
That is quite an accomplishment. Yay for your family!!
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mmhmm
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Post by mmhmm on Sept 4, 2014 17:48:24 GMT -5
Great news and kudos to C! It's not easy to go back at a later age and get 'er done. You both have every reason to be proud!  |
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Post by Jaguar on Sept 4, 2014 19:11:04 GMT -5
Awesome news, congrats.
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Post by nutty on Sept 4, 2014 19:31:11 GMT -5
STBX got his Bachelors in his late 30's, it was a lot of time and effort.
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sapphire12
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Post by sapphire12 on Sept 4, 2014 23:22:51 GMT -5
Well done!
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skubikky
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Post by skubikky on Sept 5, 2014 6:26:14 GMT -5
Great news. Congratulations to him!
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sesfw
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Post by sesfw on Sept 5, 2014 9:58:52 GMT -5
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Phoenix84
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Post by Phoenix84 on Sept 5, 2014 14:48:43 GMT -5
Glad it's working out for you. I inferred from your post you found a job? I must have missed that annoucenemnt, congrats on that as well.
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techguy
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Post by techguy on Sept 5, 2014 16:43:49 GMT -5
Yay to STEM degrees!
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