When did "I don't want to go to school" turn into "I can't stop going to school?"
Seriously, you guys, I can't stop wanting to go to school!
So I'm already about halfway done with my Air Force-mandated-slash-check-the-box Masters Degree. And at first, I was bitter about having to go back to school after busting my ass to get through college in four years (which, college is like a five year deal now), commission into the Air Force, and then go through two more years of training and I didn't want to start my Masters program. Bbbuuuutttt....I got over it by choosing to do a masters that I WANTED to do and nothing that related to military leadership or foreign policy. While those are both interesting and no doubt would look good to my commander, I studied all that crap for four years in college while I trained for the AF. Been there, done that, next. So, I chose to go with something that I could, maybe, later use in the real world: Sports Management - Coaching Theory and Strategy.
My history in 150 words or less: I came out of the womb playing basketball. I joined the boys league when I was 5 because they didn't have a girls program that young. I played all the way through to my first year in college when I realized I was NEVER going to play in the WNBA and focused on the AF. For my final three years of college, I coached the Girl's freshmen team at my local high school with my former coach. (Okay, not 150 or less, but still...)
Anywhoodle - all this to say I can't stop thinking about getting more degrees/certificates. Seriously. I have already decided that I'm going to use my GI BIll for Law School - hopefully somewhere near Boston or the upper East Coast - and now I've done some research into human sexuality and there's an institute for that!
Again, a little history - I have a Bachelor's in Sociology (BA in BS is usually how I explain it). One of the upper echelon classes I had to take was Sociology of Sexuality. I did plenty of reading - really, the only class I put my heart into - and I did a 25 page paper on the sadism and masochism fad going through the nation. Found out it wasn't really a "fad" so much as something that really took hold in the 70s. More info on that later, if you want it.
Now, with 50 Shades bringing that lifestyle into the forefront of society and people treating it like the "next big thing" I think it would be amazing to research how that lifestyle gains/loses interest for people. I will say that of all the books that could have brought this topic into the public mainstream, I really really REALLY wish it hadn't been this one. It's just so poorly written (yes, I've read it...well, not all of it...I couldn't bring myself to tolerate the HORRIBLE writing any longer) and the female character is NOT true to form.
Anyway, I digress. If you're wondering about the Institute or just want some good, REAL, information on the subject of Human Sexuality here's the link: http://www.iashs.edu/courses.html
Because I think finding how people "tick" is truly interesting, but to find out what makes us, as humans, tick sexually...now there's a ball game.
It's been forever since I posted. What's been going on with you guys!??!?!?
So I'm already about halfway done with my Air Force-mandated-slash-check-the-box Masters Degree. And at first, I was bitter about having to go back to school after busting my ass to get through college in four years (which, college is like a five year deal now), commission into the Air Force, and then go through two more years of training and I didn't want to start my Masters program. Bbbuuuutttt....I got over it by choosing to do a masters that I WANTED to do and nothing that related to military leadership or foreign policy. While those are both interesting and no doubt would look good to my commander, I studied all that crap for four years in college while I trained for the AF. Been there, done that, next. So, I chose to go with something that I could, maybe, later use in the real world: Sports Management - Coaching Theory and Strategy.
My history in 150 words or less: I came out of the womb playing basketball. I joined the boys league when I was 5 because they didn't have a girls program that young. I played all the way through to my first year in college when I realized I was NEVER going to play in the WNBA and focused on the AF. For my final three years of college, I coached the Girl's freshmen team at my local high school with my former coach. (Okay, not 150 or less, but still...)
Anywhoodle - all this to say I can't stop thinking about getting more degrees/certificates. Seriously. I have already decided that I'm going to use my GI BIll for Law School - hopefully somewhere near Boston or the upper East Coast - and now I've done some research into human sexuality and there's an institute for that!
Again, a little history - I have a Bachelor's in Sociology (BA in BS is usually how I explain it). One of the upper echelon classes I had to take was Sociology of Sexuality. I did plenty of reading - really, the only class I put my heart into - and I did a 25 page paper on the sadism and masochism fad going through the nation. Found out it wasn't really a "fad" so much as something that really took hold in the 70s. More info on that later, if you want it.
Now, with 50 Shades bringing that lifestyle into the forefront of society and people treating it like the "next big thing" I think it would be amazing to research how that lifestyle gains/loses interest for people. I will say that of all the books that could have brought this topic into the public mainstream, I really really REALLY wish it hadn't been this one. It's just so poorly written (yes, I've read it...well, not all of it...I couldn't bring myself to tolerate the HORRIBLE writing any longer) and the female character is NOT true to form.
Anyway, I digress. If you're wondering about the Institute or just want some good, REAL, information on the subject of Human Sexuality here's the link: http://www.iashs.edu/courses.html
Because I think finding how people "tick" is truly interesting, but to find out what makes us, as humans, tick sexually...now there's a ball game.
It's been forever since I posted. What's been going on with you guys!??!?!?