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Life is busy
I have been so swamped these past few days it isn’t even funny. I’ve had school topped with family issues and then let’s top that all off with health problems as well. I haven’t been feeling the best in the world these past few days and I really think it has to do with going from the hellacious outside temps into a freezer locker also known as my school. I literally took a blanket to school last night because it was so cold. There is so many things I need to do, like work on my sites and even check my e-mail because I have no time. I can’t imagine how many spam e-mails I have mixed in with e-mails about compression stockings information and other things. Hopefully I will find the time to slow down, take a deep breath, and conquer some of the things on my to do list.
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Back to school
School started back on the 16th and since then, I’ve been a busy bee. With school comes the designated back to school shopping where I picked up all the essentials as well as a pretty sweet flash drive that was on sale at Staples. If only I had ran into as much good luck at our school store as I did at Staples then I would be in the green. No, ladies and gents, I picked up the wrong book for my history class. I felt like the biggest idiot when I saw everyone else’s book compared to mine. Oh well, you live and you learn. At least the bookstore let me swap my book out for the correct one and even took back a book for this class that was canceled. Usually, they won’t take a book back if the seal is broke even if the class is canceled or not but thanks to my lucky stars, I still had the seal!
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$350 poorer
So today my sister and I went to get our books for this upcoming semester. Seriously, I was appalled at how much a textbook costs these days. Seriously, it has gotten way out of hand. I do not see the need to pay over $150 for a math textbook. What are they teaching us, rocket science? So after I bought a math textbook, CPR and first aid training books, and my history book, my total came to almost $350! My sister only bought two books and a bag which was also totaled at around $300. How can they expect us to pay so much for textbooks when we are going to school to get a better job so we can have more money? I am jobless and if it was not for my financial aid, I would not even be able to afford to pay for my books. I swear, college is expensive!
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Go Trojans!
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of USC. All opinions are 100% mine.
Since going back to school, it has been really hard for me to find a job. Obviously, I haven’t found one yet since I’m still unemployed, but one day I hope to find a job that is willing to work around my crazy school schedule. It has now come to the point that I have been looking for online courses for my degree. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of options for a teaching degree, but I did find a very reputable online teaching degree program offered by the University of Southern California.
Honestly, there are so many benefits of an online degree, especially while earning a Master of Arts Teaching degree at a school that is internationally renowned research institution. USC has had a stellar 100-year history of educating teachers to be agents of change which fully fits my education philosophy. I like how their school not only teaches you the basics, they also teach you how to go above and beyond which I believe every teacher should do. The program also caught my eye since USC has been ranked #22 in the United States and #9 among all private universities by US News & World Report as being on of the best schools.
At first, I really thought this program would be too good to be true because how would I get field-experience from a college all the way in Southern California when I live all the way in Georgia? Lucky for me, the program features a lot of interactive online learning with field-based experience in your local area. Not only would I be getting the information I need, I’d also get field experience as well which is very important. The school also have tuition reimbursement programs designed exclusively for graduates which in this horrible economy would be greatly needed. Another great benefit to this program, aside from being taught by some of the biggest contributors to modern education, is that anyone enlisted in their program receives all the status and benefits as any other USC student and is eligible to participate in commencement ceremonies along with free lifetime Alumni Association memberships. So even though I’d be located in Georgia, I’d still be a member to the Trojan family!
I’ve already sent off for their program information. I also talked it over with the hubby who also believe it’d be a great opportunity for me since it’d allow me to work full-time and go to school in my spare time. Right now, I really need a job so I can help pay bills and hopefully save up for our own house.
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School time again!
Next week marks the beginning of Fall semester 2010 which means this blog will be taking a backseat to my school work. I have planned out my schedule so I am able to continue to blog as well as go to school full time. I also have signed up for a time to submit my application to become a substitute teacher for this school year. I purposely scheduled my college classes in times that would allow me to also substitute which will give me a lot of experience in teaching. Hopefully this fall will be a great semester and I will get a lot accomplished!!
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