I career switched from health care admin to teaching. I have a double major undergrad, a Master’s in Health Admin, a Master’s in Teaching, and now am working on a graduate reading specialist degree. After that, perhaps some admin classes in education. So, in a sense, I am a professional student while I am a 2nd grade teacher, husband, and father. For the classes I am interested in, there really aren’t grants that will support me and my family while being a full time student. Also, my classes really require that I learn from and try out my theory in the real classroom…..

Education is very important, but at some point you have to use what you have learned and apply it to a paying job in order to feed yourself!