Article 33: Education is a journey throughout
Katherine Watt is vice president of human resources in a high tech company World in Silicon Valley and the proud mother of two beautiful and intelligent young women.
At age 18, has been to university, choose San Diego State because it was far from home and I could still be in California (which had a beach). The following couple of years to prove that could compete with the lifestyle of my party around. My "Polish Science" important and "Econ" minor soon became one of the main beach and a minor in men. Although it was a shock to my poor parents, was not a big surprise for me when I received the letter from the school I was not here.
Fast forward eight years, an eternity for 28 years of age. It was a marriage, pregnancy, mom bored a year in a courthouse in San Jose, California. In an effort to find intellectual stimulation, I went back to school. My years has taught walk in the room with his nanny while I was in class. There were more "friends" on campus that I am! My second son was born in the Thursday after cooperation of international law well before Tuesday women in literature. In three years, he was back on track A bachelor's degree.
I been on a roll. I decided to pursue an MBA. But facing a divorce and full-time job my MBA would be five years away! I be 35 former by then! When I had my first administrative job at a price of $ 7.50 an hour, I decided to work 40 hours per week a long period. Could go to $ 7.50 an hour, or it could arm me with the skills to send a little more.
Being a mother single, works full time and going to school two days a week juggling (to say the least). I quickly discovered that the benefits far outweigh the costs. By opting for classroom projects my work environment, an application of theories of first-hand the fact things at once really awesome book my bosses. I began to see my stock rising fast in the workplace, and I really liked this I was learning in class.
I would not minimize the importance of turns it took to make care arrangements children and the impact going to school I had in my girls. But there were some amazing products of this process has exceeded my own goals. MBA programs require a significant amount of group work. When my classmates determined to meet on Saturday has always been a problem. My children and I walk to school and finding the right class. big box of chalk in hand, my daughters is an empty room and create murals on the boards while I was doing things my way. The girls spent many happy hours on campus. In the realities of young, went to school when Mom went to school. That is what people do. My girls are lifelong learners.
Today, my eldest daughter works his doctorate. His sister received her bachelor's and studying to go to graduate school. Both girls are studying things that are just "there, and interesting." The oldest has dominated the Spanish and German and the youngest French and Italian.
You can be five or even eight years at the end of the process. But there will be five or eight years anyway. Being that time is with or without qualifications? Sometimes we can wonder if there is a light at the end of the tunnel or just another train. If you persevere, you will find, as in many things in life, joy is on the trip. Not the destination.
As a sample of 42 Rules ™ for Working Mothers "Super Star Press, 2008.
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