We all know that with a tough economy individuals decided to continue their education to get ahead. Is this a good idea? Should we run to education to avoid today’s reality? Some will argue that in a downward economy it is a perfect time to go back to school to obtain an advance degree or learn a completely different trade.
Working in the education field myself I know that the application pool goes up during a recession. Going back to school is a way to hide from the realities of what is going on around us. If I go back to school and earned a Masters I will be able to get a better opportunity and the economy will be stronger by the time I complete the program. Is the right way to think? Maybe not… It depends on where we are in our lives. I believe it is very important for us to get to know ourselves. Figure out who we are and where we want to go. This is something that CANNOT be taught at our local educational institutions. We have to learn this on our own. Take charge of our future and develop an action plan to get us there. If we fail at this important step, school can be a delay for us rather than moving us forward in our careers.
I am looking to continue my education as well, but I do not want to jump into a program because of the economy. I want to make sure that my career will benefit from the program. I also want to make sure I am ready to continue my education. Your current state of mind is very important! I want to make sure I am successful (timing is everything).
I have a few associates that decided to jump graduate programs and realized that it wasn’t for them. They wasted time, money and ended at the same state they were a year ago when they first started the program. Again continuing your education should be a forward movement not a standstill or have a reverse affect.
I really think it is important to take whatever situation we are in and try to learn as much as we can from it. I can honestly say that some of my best experience came from jobs that were not idea for me in my eyes. At the same time I used them as learning experiences. I tried to cross trained over into over areas and did the best job I could do no matter what.
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