I really need some cheering up. I am very sad.?

Question

I have been a professional for years but still do not have my degree. (Forever a college Junior.) I had an opportunity to teach at a University about dyslexia and just found out the first person who told me I didn't have to have a degree was wrong. I spent weeks preparing for this interview and developing the course. I have helped countless kids learn to read over the years and all my information was dismissed because I don't have a piece of paper hanging on my wall.

I was upfront about the fact I did not have a degree and the nice lady said it was not a problem. I just got home from my interview and I'm in a puddle of tears. Sometimes it seems I just can't get ahead. I feel hopeless. I have to pay my student loan back before I can go back to school. That could take a while.

Sorry to be so down. I'm not usually like this. I just needed someone to tell me it will be OK.

Answer 1

hugggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg- will be ok u will be-david-see it and u already are-think about being in a concentration camp with the degree gettin ready to die today-im a Jew that let Jesus in my heart to forgive my sins and help me-its all relative -ok :D david

Answer 2

look, teaching is very near and dear to many peoples hearts and it seems that someone who is willing and able to teach should be allowed without a degree. Alas its not. Parents don't want to pay a person who doesn't have a degree to teach their kids. Even if its university or whatever, you know this. I am also a professional without a degree. I make the same and do the same job as a dude with two bachelors and a masters. We get paid the same for the same work, but he has security in this job and I dont. I constantly have that fear of getting canned and not being able to secure another job. I am also a disabled veteran from the Iraq war and while other guys my age can go work construction, I am confined to a desk job. I want to teach, sooo badly. I tutor kids after work. Its my girlfriend's little brother and his friends who need help with all their homework and its sad because they are low income families and have never been afforded help due to their parents inability to comprehend the concepts of middle school. Its sad but hey,I would say to you, do what you can with what you have. Your passion is something you shouldn't waste so just direct it to something of use. You may not get paid for it, but I tell you the feeling I get when the little guys look at me and say "Ohhhh! I get it. That makes sense!" Its a great feeling. Totally worth my time. Good luck.

Answer 3

Oh that really sucks. I'm sorry. You're probably just going to have to be sad for a while. It's a loss, so let yourself grieve.

There are some possibilities - private institutions such as private schools, church-based schools, homeschooling coalitions, privately funded or nonprofit groups, etc. etc. would probably have great use of your professional skills and may not require a degree, especially if you are in the process of getting one anyway.

It IS going to be okay, and probably even better than you had planned it originally. I firmly believe that everything "bad" that happens can be used for something good, or can even turn into something good. A couple years from now I have a feeling that you are going to be saying "Thank GOD I didn't get that University job!"

Answer 4

It IS ok. At 53 I started for my Ph.D. because I wanted to teach at the university. I received my degree in 2 years. I was on a fast track, and I worked my buns off. I was 55 when I received it, and applied to about 50 colleges and universities up and down the East Coast. I wanted to direct or work in a student teaching program. At the time I had 17 years experience as a high school English teacher and 14 years as a high school principal. This is what I learned from the process:

Of the fifty schools to which I applied, ONE responded, even to let me know they had received my application.

The colleges and universities are interested in TWO things: have you a record for writing and receiving grant money?. Have you published articles and books to bring fame to the school? Whether or not you can teach seemed to be quite secondary at that level. It is a shame, because students paying large sums of money for their education today deserve TEACHERS who are excellent. That should be PRIMARY!! Grant money and publication should be secondary to teaching. It isn't and wasn't.

Chow!!

Answer 5

Sometimes life likes to just kick you down, and when you are even more down, it throws in one last kick.
I have to remember that there is always a brighter side to everything. I know that God gives and takes things for a reason, I know that for a fact. and that reason may not be clear right now so just understand there is a reason out there why this happend this way.
I know its hard to get ahead and get those bills paid. I have been in a very similar position before. Just have patients. Its hard to do. But give it time and work at what you can do and try to get that paid off as quick as possible. Maybe there is something else out there that you are ment to be doing right now.
So heads up kid. Its going to be alright.

Answer 6

Look into on-line degrees, or other alternative degrees. A degree is totally irrelevant to anything except those who use them to help themselves judge others.

There are universities who take into account your practice, knowledge, and experience. Find one and pursue a degree. Do so part time if necessary.

As far as being disappointed, of course you are. You have something to give, and life will put all kinds of hurdles in your way. Just keep jumping, and crying. It's all a process of building muscles to fight life. Only the strong survive... so be strong, and reach deep within for the raw energy needed to get what you want and need.
Peace

Answer 7

I dont think it is a fact that you need to pay back the loan first. when , I went to graduate school, I got an extension on the B.A. balance and another loan and didn;t
have to pay for 6 months after the M.A. was received..May I suggest you Stop whatever else you are doing and get started toward finishing your college and getting an advanced degree. It will change your life for the better in many ways.

Answer 8

First off, it's good that you let out your feelings and reaching for help this way. Life is not all about being happy and cheery all the time. You'll have your many moments where things don't go the way you wanted and you'll have more in the future. The good news is that you'll deal with it and life will go on and you'll find your happiness waiting for you. I can write you a whole page here but I want you to check out my question and answer it. "How happy are you?" I will write some comments tomorrow for everyone to read. Please contact me if you need someone to help you through this moment one on one. I'd be happy to write you back personally until you feel better.

Answer 9

Oh, girl, you sound like a very talented and dedicated person. You may not have a piece of paper in a frame to prove it, but your past experience should be enough for anyone in their right mind to give you a shot! Don't give up, you will be better than O.K., I'm sure of it. How frustrating, I can see why you are feeling down, who wouldn't? All that work will pay off eventually, you'll just have to wait a little bit longer. You don't sound like a quitter to me, I know you're going to be O.K. Good luck to you my sister, and God bless your sweet heart!

Answer 10

Be happy for the things you have accomplished. You'll be OK. Don't push yourself so hard, slow down, take a break, laugh a little,whatever you do don't let this stop you from helping kids. Another Great offer will come alone if you seek it out. Maybe that was not for you and so God knew that. Pray for direction in your life. You will find it! God Bless and Smile to!

Answer 11

Kelli, cheer up, all is not lost. Tomorrow morning, when you awake, you will see the sun shining on you and your heart will warm up. You will receive a letter being very good news which will open new horizons for you. It will be exactly what you have always wanted. You will never look back as a result of the letter. So, come on, cheer up, smile - that's it - go on bigger smile. Lovely.


(p.s. so what if that letter does not arrive - for a brief moment, you smiled. Smile and the world smiles with you. God bless).