Education Levels

[FanofDinsey1981]

Originally posted by GenerationX
B.S. in Business Administration, Minor in English from the school soon to clinch the Big Ten Men's Basketball Title ... The University of Illinois. Go Illini!!!

hey generationx! I got my Bachlor of Arts in English from the shchool who will soon outright have the BigTen Men's bball title! OSKEE WOW WOW!

and then going back next fall to get my Bachlors in Rhetoric.

*singing* hail to the orange...hail to the blue.....

 

[no2apprentice]

Originally posted by DisneyPhD
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry if anyone is interested ...
(Crickets chirping)
I thought not.

I guess I'm one of those crickets.:lol:

Organometallic Chemistry, just a long shot, does that have to do with metals organically produced? Or am I way, way off...

And what exactly is the benefits of it's study?

 

[DisneyPhD]

Originally posted by tigsmom
(now to find a new job).

That's always the hardest part. I taught part time at a couple of colleges then wound up at Michigan State for a couple of years before I got my current position. Mrs. PhD went back to teaching preschool after her Masters in Social Work before she got her first job in her field. Schooling gets you only so far then you need to get some real experience to land a job, so once you get a job you can get the experience you need to ... get ... a ....... job (note vicious circle):drevil:

 

[tigsmom]

Originally posted by DisneyPhD
That's always the hardest part. I taught part time at a couple of colleges then wound up at Michigan State for a couple of years before I got my current position. Mrs. PhD went back to teaching preschool after her Masters in Social Work before she got her first job in her field. Schooling gets you only so far then you need to get some real experience to land a job, so once you get a job you can get the experience you need to ... get ... a ....... job (note vicious circle):drevil:

Well luckily he has been steadily employed since he was 18...16 years in the same hospital, but at 45 he wants out of the trenches and into something a little less...strenuous. :lol: (and getting published isn't easy either. On his 3rd edit of a manuscript.)

 

[MouseMadness]

So is Kevin our "less than hs" vote?

And one more question for all my well educated friends here, how can I start going to school this fall? :lol: (Remember, 4 kids, no babysitters, no money for daycare, leaving kiddies with hubby for night classes is out because he's studying for MORE boards) :hammer:

Guess I'll wait a few more years.

 

[garyhoov]

Originally posted by no2apprentice
I guess I'm one of those crickets.:lol:

Organometallic Chemistry, just a long shot, does that have to do with metals organically produced? Or am I way, way off...

And what exactly is the benefits of it's study?

Oooooh boy, this could get ugly fast, but, believe it or not, I was actually working with an organometallic today. I was experimenting with some dibutyltin dilaurate as a catalyst for some polyurethane cures.

As PHD will probably be able to tell you better than me, organometallics include a huge number of compounds that combine the simple organic chemistries (carbon and hydrogen compounds) with metallic elements.

 

[MouseMadness]

Originally posted by garyhoov

As PHD will probably be able to tell you better than me, organometallics include a huge number of compounds that combine the simple organic chemistries (carbon and hydrogen compounds) with metallic elements.

And do they get sparkly?!?!

 

[garyhoov]

Originally posted by MouseMadness
And do they get sparkly?!?!

:lol:

Only when you add just the right amount of pixie dust.

(phew, that feels better)

 

[DisneyPhD]

Originally posted by no2apprentice
I guess I'm one of those crickets.:lol:

Organometallic Chemistry, just a long shot, does that have to do with metals organically produced? Or am I way, way off...

And what exactly is the benefits of it's study?

Specifically it refers to making compounds with a metal atom attached to a carbon atom. The uses range from medicine and biochemistry to the catalyst in you car's exhaust system. The "stuff" I worked on wasn't good for much except stinking up a lab (I worked on aluminum-sulfur compounds ... think rotten eggs X 10). One area I got started in but never finished up was a material for use in solar cells. Someday if I ever get the time and funding I'll get back to it.

 

[Erika]

Originally posted by MouseMadness
So is Kevin our "less than hs" vote?

And one more question for all my well educated friends here, how can I start going to school this fall? :lol: (Remember, 4 kids, no babysitters, no money for daycare, leaving kiddies with hubby for night classes is out because he's studying for MORE boards) :hammer:

Guess I'll wait a few more years.

*gives Christy honory degree in field of her choice*

I think you've worked hard enough :wave:

 

[MouseMadness]

Originally posted by Erika
*gives Christy honory degree in field of her choice*

I think you've worked hard enough :wave:

LOL! Awwwwww, thanks. *takes degree to Walt Disney Imagineering headquarters*

Hire me. :lookaroun

 

[DisneyPhD]

Originally posted by MouseMadness
And do they get sparkly?!?!

A lot of the pretty colors you see in glass, gemstones and paints all come from certain metals incorporated into them.

Or what Gary said will work fine too:lol:

 

[Disney2002]

Originally posted by MouseMadness
So is Kevin our "less than hs" vote?

And one more question for all my well educated friends here, how can I start going to school this fall? :lol: (Remember, 4 kids, no babysitters, no money for daycare, leaving kiddies with hubby for night classes is out because he's studying for MORE boards) :hammer:

Guess I'll wait a few more years.

I have the utmost respect for people who go back to school. I'm at Columbia University, which has a large continuing education population. I've see instances where children are brought to class and have waited for the parent.

 

[MouseMadness]

Originally posted by Disney2002
I have the utmost respect for people who go back to school. I'm at Columbia University, which has a large continuing education population. I've see instances where children are brought to class and have waited for the parent.

Oh wow!! I'd never do that, out of respect for my fellow students! :lol: I'd wondered if perhaps some schools have childcare for those who need it. But truthfully, I'd not be able to choose what to go into right now, like Erika said, it'd be silly to go in "blind". Someday, though.

 

[DisneyPhD]

Originally posted by MouseMadness
Oh wow!! I'd never do that, out of respect for my fellow students! :lol: I'd wondered if perhaps some schools have childcare for those who need it. But truthfully, I'd not be able to choose what to go into right now, like Erika said, it'd be silly to go in "blind". Someday, though.

Many of the Community Colleges in SE Michigan do have day care. The hours can be limited though. I remember teaching a night class at OCC-Southfield a few years ago and having a 7 or 8 year old sitting in on my 3 hour lecture with his mom. He didn't bother me or the other students at all. Don't get me started on cell phones going off in class though.:fork:
First of all, my wife says education is overrated and you are doing the most important of jobs right now by raising your kids. But when you're ready to go back school, start by taking classes you're interested in. There's a lot of general education classes that you need to take that will help you decide what you want to be when you grow up. Then once you've got those out of the way, come take my chemistry classes!
Of course my wife has 3 college degrees and has never taken a chemistry class in her life, which is probably why we're still married!:sohappy:

 

[PixyDust]

MBA

 

[real_ironman]

One year from Bachelor's in Business Administration