I am taking some online classes!
I've been wanting to stuff my brain with anything I can ever since I got my bachelors. It just wasn't enough! I wanted to do grad school, but it just isn't the right time for many reasons. A friend of mine introduced me to Coursera, a great source for free online classes. While they aren't for credit, you usually get a certificate of completion to prove you did it. This is so perfect for me and I couldn't be more thrilled and thankful for my stupendous friend who shared this information! I'm currently taking Calculus 1 and Computer Science 101. I'm also signed up for Fundamentals of Human Nutrition, An Introduction to the U.S. Food System Perspectives from Public Health, Health Informatics in the Cloud, Introduction to Finance (this one will challenge me), Contraception: Choices, Culture and Consequences, Nutrition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and Introductory Human Physiology. I know that sounds like a lot, but they aren't all at exactly the same time, some are different lengths (5 weeks to 15 weeks), and some are repeat/keep-my-mind-fresh type courses. If this sounds interesting to you, and you have time, I would love for you to join me in one or all of these courses! I might end up having to drop one or two, we'll just have to see. There were others I thought would be interesting, but I can only do so much. It's not for a grade, you either pass and get your certificate or you don't, so it's no pressure!
I love learning!
I've heard some not-so-good things about Phoenix. I feel so bad for you! At least with this I KNOW I'll have to retake this stuff for REAL (but it will be easier since I've already taken it), instead of working towards something only to end up with nothing :( I definitely want to do more schooling, but it's going to be at some unknown point in the future. That's awesome you plan on doing more. It's hard, but great for you and your family!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds cool. I go crazy on Winter Break. However, if you ever want some grad school homework and want to learn about social work, let me know and I'm sure I can find stuff for you ;)Glad to see you're finding healthy ways to stay busy :)
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