So I'm sitting here in my English 1010 class up at Weber....it's a disturbing class. I still don't understand how it could claim to be an "English" class. All we discuss it torture, rape, and other disturbing things from a book called "The Lucifer Effect", which discusses why people turn evil. So yeah...it's weird.
As far as blogging goes, I really wish I would do it more. Right now I'm getting to about one per month, which is nothing like in the summer where I got about one posted per day. Thing is, I've had loads of things I'd like to blog about, but I never get around to it. I'd call it a mixture of laziness and being busy with school, work, homework, and my girlfriend Andrea. Saying that, I would think those four things are a bit more important than a blog, so I'm not terribly disappointed that I haven't, I just enjoy blogging. It helps me vent or talk about things that are going on.
Anyway, life moves on for me. Those four things I mentioned are really all that I do nowdays. I'm sure most of you my age are in a similar situation.
Nowdays I'm trying to decide on which major I want to aim for in college. When I got home from the mission, I had decided that I wanted to do a psychology degree aiming for either school counselor or family counseling. At the end of spring semester, I changed my mind, and now I'm working for a communications degree either aiming for public relations or journalism. This last week, Andrea and I were discussing it, and came up with some other options for me to do. I had been thinking to changing my major to something to do with computers such as web design or something like that because most things on computers come naturally to me, and I took several computer classes in high school and got A's in all of them. Andrea and I looked at the major list just for BYU, and a few other options came up. One I'm considering right now is to become a teacher, probably for junior high, or high school. If I did that, it would probably be for theater, music (band or orchestra), computers (any type of that class), or a science teacher. It's a bit all over the place for that one, but they seem interesting to me. I enjoy teaching and explaining things to people, so I think it would be a good option. Andrea suggested that I stick with counseling of some sort, probably in a school.
Anyway, I'd love some input on this topic. What do you think about those classes I'm thinking about? Is there any major you think I would be good at? Let me know.
As the cliché goes, do something that you can see yourself at for 20+ years. Example - Can you really see yourself delivering pizzas for 20years? Can you see yourself teaching high school kids for 20 years? If you can say yes to that question - that means that you will probably enjoy your career choice.
ReplyDeleteIf money matters and want a little excess, then a teacher probably isn't the best route (you gotta split that 30k or 40k (for masters) between you and your wifey and kids. I'm sure you could make do with it, but there's hardly any breathing room.
Besides, women have a built-in "security gland" into their bodies. If you can reassure them that money won't be a problem (they they will be more relaxed and less stressed, and easier to deal with). But if you are living pay-check to pay-check - her security gland will be secreting everyday making her very anxious, uptight, and worried about her family/kids. You do want a huge buffer, believe me.
Speaking of money, if you want some really good practical advice - I would recommend taking Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. It's a 15-part lecture that's good for the entire family household for just $100. It's not just the usual "save money and your good" and "get out of debt fast". Dave gets very explicit on how to do all of those things and more.
And do what it takes to get your degree, on the fastest path possible. Even if it means long nights of homework, and less social time. I believe it's very worth it. And that's speaking from experience. But common sense applies as well here - don't overwhelm yourself.
Good luck on your path you choose!