I've got one more year left of High School and I'm looking forward to graduating. It's been a long 11 years and one more to go. After High School I plan on joining the Canadian Forces and serve as an Infantry soldier. Afterwards I'll join the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
I checked into everything and a high school diploma is required for both jobs. Do you know of anyone who has got a fulfilling career with only a high school diploma ? Are they happy with their life ?
Some of my family recommended that I either attend college or University, however I've never enjoyed school that much and I believe that my decisions will prove to be a positive impact on my life.
How did you end up where ever you are today?
Are you living life with a high school diploma or have you got degree of some kind ?
I feel like I'm going to enjoy my life after high school and I'm looking to moving on in the next chapter of my life.
When you think of it, a high school diploma is worth a lot !
Answers:
First of all, congratulations on getting through high school! I know for a fact that high school and university isn't for everyone.
Secondly, i think your career choice is a fantastic one. A beautiful dream...good for you for following it.
I completed my Hons. BSc. last year and i'm not even working in my field. I currently work in two hospitals in Diagnostic Imaging (Ultrasounds, etc.) and i LOVE it. They hired me because i HAVE a degree, but they didn't need to know what i got it in. (it's in Physics and English, a double major).
I found that i didn't need my degree to get where i am now, but it did help. I also am discovering that i have to go back to school again because i want to be an xray tehcnologist. This is a degree i could have applied to straight out of high school. The only benefit i will have from my univ. degree is a year or two less for the diploma.
Of course, my degree is not a waste...but it's one HELL of an expensive piece of paper that i didn' tneed...but i'm glad i have it. I'm very proud of it.
In short, i don't think university is necessary, nor is it for everyone. Your career choice is a fantastic one and there are many other amazing and fulfilling careers that can be gotten straight out of high school.
Power to you, and good luck!
Master's Degree in Elementary Education.
Bachelor's Degree in Library Science
Certification in Media Technology
State Certified Master Reading Teacher
Never thought about being a teacher growing up. Was pushed into being a teacher by my husband who was a teacher.
Enjoyed going to University. Didn't much care for all the administrative guff you have to put up with being a teacher.
Enjoyed the money. A Master Teaching Degree can earn you about $65,000 in Texas. Texas is one of the lowest paying states for teachers.
I have my diploma, and am working on an associates at the moment. When I finish my associates (December) I am taking time off from school to go into the Peace Corps, and I can honestly say that I've never been happier.
I have a Master's in English. I am contimplating a doctorate -- probably in Educational Law.
I love where I am professionally, and I needed the degrees to get there. I teach for a living. A Bachelor's would have allowed that, but the Master's gave me more options. I have taught college and was able to enter a fast-track program for my principal's certification due to my Master's.
My husband joined the Army not too long after high school and then went to a tech school and received a two-year degree. That has allowed him to make choices he would not have had otherwise.
I feel that no education is ever wasted. If the military interests you, then go for it. I guarantee there will be education there, too, both formal and informal: basic training, tech schools, conflict resolution, cultural diversity, etc. Many of the tech courses will count toward college credit should you wish to follow that path later.
Since I teach for a living, most of the people I know have degrees. However, even those folks that I hang out with who do not have college degrees have attended training schools and the like for their jobs.
My advice is this: follow your heart. If you're tired of school, take a break for awhile. That's okay. Just keep your options open. You may decide the outside world isn't what you expected. A degree never hurt anyone I know.
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