Comments on: Why Boomers Must Invade Schools – Part II http://www.babyboomers.com/408/408/ A website for Baby Boomers Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:29:32 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jackBloom http://www.babyboomers.com/408/408/comment-page-1/#comment-36 jackBloom Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:58:32 +0000 http://www.babyboomers.com/?p=408#comment-36 sheila, the comments on your experience is much appreciated. I too have thought about going back to school either for a law (JD) degree or a medical role. However, it's the huge cost of education that is stopping me from doing so. I can live without the income (opportunity cost) of pursuing a degree, but to loose that income and put myself > $100k in debt is kinda crazy. Further scaring me is that I have already earned my masters degree and did not see a relative bump in my payscale. I am trying to devise a strategy for myself where I can save up enough to pay for schooling in its entirety, however it seems almost impossible. sheila, the comments on your experience is much appreciated. I too have thought about going back to school either for a law (JD) degree or a medical role. However, it’s the huge cost of education that is stopping me from doing so. I can live without the income (opportunity cost) of pursuing a degree, but to loose that income and put myself > $100k in debt is kinda crazy. Further scaring me is that I have already earned my masters degree and did not see a relative bump in my payscale.

I am trying to devise a strategy for myself where I can save up enough to pay for schooling in its entirety, however it seems almost impossible.

]]> By: sheila http://www.babyboomers.com/408/408/comment-page-1/#comment-28 sheila Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:16:25 +0000 http://www.babyboomers.com/?p=408#comment-28 I went to law school at age 49 because I was bored with my life. I loved being surrounded by so many young incredibly active minds - it did not matter what the subject was at least one person had an idea on it that had never come to my mind. Interestingly, there were 5 physicians in the class that wanted out of practicing medicine and were headed into the medical malpractice area of law. I believe that no matter what your age education is of great benefit. I hope to be learning something new the day that I die. By the way, the past few months I have been working on Sudoku puzzles. This is a new skill for me and one that I believe is exercising my mind. I went to law school at age 49 because I was bored with my life. I loved being surrounded by so many young incredibly active minds – it did not matter what the subject was at least one person had an idea on it that had never come to my mind.
Interestingly, there were 5 physicians in the class that wanted out of practicing medicine and were headed into the medical malpractice area of law.
I believe that no matter what your age education is of great benefit. I hope to be learning something new the day that I die. By the way, the past few months I have been working on Sudoku puzzles. This is a new skill for me and one that I believe is exercising my mind.

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