Post by junebugjam on Aug 10, 2015 10:50:36 GMT -5
I would finish it. You just never know what life will bring in the future and you don't want to regret not having done it when you had the chance. 15 weeks will go by so quickly, and then you'll be back home with your babe.
Post by hollydfromtn on Aug 10, 2015 10:51:28 GMT -5
I would probably go ahead and finish it, but wait until the fall when Lo would be a little bigger. I was on the fence with student teaching for my bachelors too. I decided after I finished almost all of the course work that I didn't really want to be a PE teacher, so I double majored and added on a Parks and Rec degree. Once I finished my P&R course work, I went ahead and did the student teaching so that I would have it if I ever needed it.
I'd do it. You'll have the qualification there for you if/when you need it, and the satisfaction of completing it. I think you're less likely to regret finishing your masters than getting so close and not finishing. Also, If you are doing it next spring or fall LO will be a year or 1.5. Who knows, by then you may WANT to be away from him for more than a few hours. But even if it is hard, it will only be 15 weeks. And then you've accomplished this wonderful big thing for yourself!
Post by cloe111479 on Aug 10, 2015 11:02:57 GMT -5
I'd do it. As someone above said --you never know what life will bring and it is something you will have to rely on in the future.
(Remember I work for divorce attorneys and see FAR too often women who can not support themselves bc they gave things up...-- by no means am I saying this is anyone, but it does happen)
Teacher here. I'd do it because it would just be that much harder/ more painful when you have more kids. I would push it to the spring or fall, but I might opt for spring because the routines would already be set and you can focus more on getting through curriculum (even though we all know we have to revisit that crap all year anyway). Also, it's stupid you have to student teach when you've taught before. I get that we need to have standards and set procedure but it's silly when states don't have reciprocity with one another!
I would go for it--you are so close! I have an advanced degree that I'm not currently using (and, realistically, may never use again) but I'm glad to have the option of being able to use it and I'm proud of myself for earning it.
Post by mommadozer on Aug 10, 2015 11:45:24 GMT -5
You are so close, just finish!!! I had all of my classes complete for my masters and all I had left was my thesis. I dragged a$$ for two years to finish. Being pregnant with DS got me to finish the paper because I knew it would never get done after he arrived. Plus, I am paying $200 a month in student loans for the degree. I would just cringe making that payment every month if I never finished. I never needed my degree for my job that I have right now but, it's nice to have in the event something happens to my company and I need to look for something else.
Do it. Once you have the degree you can't lose it or the pay bump that would come with having it, if you don't finish and you lose all your hard work and would have to reinvest time and money.
Would you be student teaching for a whole semester?
Post by toadandbuggie on Aug 10, 2015 12:10:00 GMT -5
I am team "just finish it." You won't regret finishing it but you might regret not finishing it.
cloe111479, I've seen that a lot too. I saw my my HS best friend's mom go through a terrible divorce and she was pretty much left with nothing after her husband left her. She never went to college or supported herself at all. It was a huge motivating factor for me to go to school and get a degree.
You should do it. You never know what lies in the future, and like pp said, it is more like to be a regret if you don't. Those weeks will go by fast (just like the past 15 weeks have) and you will have that awesome accomplishment invert your belt.
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