Greetings from Schwapzure Mountain
Just got registered. I was looking for some inspiration for my classes and decided to hang around for a while. I can relate to what Virgil said in his intro piece. I've got over 200 college hours myself. When I went to college, my life was laid out in front of me. However, the longer I went, the less sure I became about what I wanted to be when I grew up. I finished college with a B.S. (you can interpret that however you want) in Management with a minor in business. I went to work for about a year and then one evening in July I was sitting on Top of the World in Rocky Mountain National Park, watching the sun go down and I realized that what I was doing wasn't very fulfilling. There had to be more to life. I quit my job, moved back to Oklahoma and re-enrolled in school to work off a degree in English and education. I have been aggravated plenty by what goes on in the world of education but I have never looked back and wished different about what I do in the classroom. Do you want to know what is really funny about all this? I've spent the biggest part of my career teaching computers! I've finally found a position where I can have the best of both worlds because not only do I get to teach computers but I get to teach English as well. I know that my bank account will never be very big but I'm rich beyond my wildest dreams when one of my students I haven't seen in ten years gets in touch with me and tells me that I was an important part of their life. Teaching truly is the only profession that allows a person to live forever. Long after buildings and monuments crumble and our own bodies turn to dust, the things that we pass on to our students, not only the lessons but also the advice, is kept alive for the next generation.
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You'll find LOTS of mental stimulation and learning opportunities here. 
And just right in your direction. This is a "social experience" after all, atlgarn.
Originally Posted by Telegram Sam
