{"id":56,"date":"2009-10-04T22:11:38","date_gmt":"2009-10-05T02:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatlandrescue.com\/?p=56"},"modified":"2009-10-04T22:11:38","modified_gmt":"2009-10-05T02:11:38","slug":"what-good-will-a-masters-degree-do-you-in-your-50s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flatlandrescue.com\/?p=56","title":{"rendered":"Ballad of the Late Bloomer"},"content":{"rendered":"

She was just a chance acquaintance outside the Botanical Gardens.\u00a0 Marilyn P. was making casual conversation with Paula and me while she cooled down outside the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati.<\/a> She and her husband were selling gorgeous orchids inside at the Orchid Show.\u00a0 Somehow in on our five minutes of camaraderie she shared that she’d earned a Master’s in Education in her 50’s. \u00a0 More about that later.<\/p>\n

\"Krohn<\/a><\/p>\n

A couple of weeks ago, I was going through a crises.\u00a0 Embroiled in a tough class project for an MBA class, it seemed like\u00a0 more trouble than it was worth.\u00a0 Paula had recently talked with her brother about starting work on a master’s program at UC<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 “What good will a master’s degree do you in your 50’s”, he asked incredulously.\u00a0 Outwardly, my snide reply was, “More than not getting a Master’s – ever!”\u00a0 Inwardly I was asking myself the same question!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marilyn’s casual comments helped me see clearly.\u00a0 She talked about getting her ME in her 50’s and still using the “techniques and strategies from the classes” everyday in her work as a substitute teacher.\u00a0 Did I mention she’s 65 and still working?<\/p>\n

In case you missed it – the world fell apart last year and we’re all probably going to work a lot longer than we planned.\u00a0 Isn’t it better to\u00a0 face those extra years with as many widgets in the ol’ toolbox as possible?\u00a0 Late bloomer?\u00a0 Maybe…but better late than never!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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