Poets EDucation on here?INTERESTS?
Ali
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Just wanted to take a look at what everyone's education level is like.
Help me.Should I go back to school and get a Bach degree or stay productive in the arts?
I went to high scholl graduated...and got an assoc degree in THeatre plus 12.5 credits in music.Honors and scholarships.
What about you guys?What are your other interests?
I enjoy working in the arts...working out...hiking...skating...sufring when I can find a board...and staying in at night while going to the bars to hear bands like ERNIE WHITE and local bands along with top acts.Going to shows and working alot while also working part time at the local YMCA.
and my full name is allison donna elizabeth Vigh.....:):D
Help me.Should I go back to school and get a Bach degree or stay productive in the arts?
I went to high scholl graduated...and got an assoc degree in THeatre plus 12.5 credits in music.Honors and scholarships.
What about you guys?What are your other interests?
I enjoy working in the arts...working out...hiking...skating...sufring when I can find a board...and staying in at night while going to the bars to hear bands like ERNIE WHITE and local bands along with top acts.Going to shows and working alot while also working part time at the local YMCA.
and my full name is allison donna elizabeth Vigh.....:):D
A whisper and a thrill
A whisper and a chill
adv2005
"Why do I bother?"
The 11th Commandment.
"Whatever"
PETITION TO STOP THE BAN OF SMOKING IN BARS IN THE UNITED STATES....Anyone?
A whisper and a chill
adv2005
"Why do I bother?"
The 11th Commandment.
"Whatever"
PETITION TO STOP THE BAN OF SMOKING IN BARS IN THE UNITED STATES....Anyone?
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I feel that education is very important, but I also recognize that you must a) do something you will enjoy, and b) do schooling that will get you something. Personally I would love to take philosophy and writing classes, but realize that I will likely never have the talent to make a living at that. The same goes for many of my friends who know that they could take a technology, but probably are not well suited for that
As for now, I can tollerate the line of work I am in, and get payed very well.
Always follow in order...dreams, heart, gut, then head(logic).
Not persuing a dream will haunt forever
Whats in your heart can never be wrong
If it doesnt make you nervous, then dont do it
logic is great, but it will probably not keep you happy.
And I won't make the same mistakes
(Because I know)
Because I know how much time that wastes
(And function)
Function is the key
I'm really joli pour vous.
Check out the night sky tonight.beautiful...isnt it?
Look to the west and you can see an orange glow.Must be mars creeping upo on us again!
Peace and I hope you make 2 mil for your company....
A whisper and a chill
adv2005
"Why do I bother?"
The 11th Commandment.
"Whatever"
PETITION TO STOP THE BAN OF SMOKING IN BARS IN THE UNITED STATES....Anyone?
no, my french is very very very rusty (if thats what you asked in the first line)
I hope your scholastic decision works out for you/
And I won't make the same mistakes
(Because I know)
Because I know how much time that wastes
(And function)
Function is the key
and joli is happy!!!!
I studied french for four years...so if you ever need anything...let me know.:)
You should really go check out that planet.Its there for sure:)
Gotta go watch the news ,inc.Take care....allison vigh:D
A whisper and a chill
adv2005
"Why do I bother?"
The 11th Commandment.
"Whatever"
PETITION TO STOP THE BAN OF SMOKING IN BARS IN THE UNITED STATES....Anyone?
And I won't make the same mistakes
(Because I know)
Because I know how much time that wastes
(And function)
Function is the key
well, I fell in love with literature at the tender age of about 13...(thanks to a very clever English teacher called Mr Agnew) ..and even though I was top of the class in all subjects, especially maths and latin, literature became my life-long-love.....(no irony)......my parents moved to Asia when I was 14, and I joined them at 15......the school in Malaysia wasn't very good, but after a stint in NJ, I got sent to the UK, I attended a girls' convent school there as I couldn't get into University without A levels.....I was 18.....I made my best friend there, but continued to have nervous breakdowns because of terminal insecurity....this stopped me getting A levels, but when I left the hospital in London that they sent me to (after a stint as a student nurse) I started my BA Eng Lit at Birkbeck as a mature student....I stopped after a year, working and studying part-time were too much for me, but adamant about learning as much as I could about poetry and books, I passed an interview at Goldsmiths College Uni London.....(you've got to remember I was the most naive 24 year old that ever existed - I got pregnant the night I lost my virginity when I was 21, .....complete nightmare.....it's hard to understand how I was so sheltered and protected.....while at the same time being psychologically abused......) so I spent the rest of my degree at Goldsmiths.....I took my final exams as an inpatient in Guy's Hospital London while going through a psychotic episode.....difficult.......the most telling characteristic I have is my resilience, which doesn't prevent me from falling down, but which is the key factor in my recovery, and which is probably fuelled by my immense optimism and love of life......who knows......but since coming to Australia, and especially since I've been on these forums, and since my little baby has changed from being frog spawn into the most beautiful prince, my mental state has not had such a detrimental effect on my life.......my mental state has been pretty 'normal'.......I still have the memories of those dark days, but here in sunny Australia, they are not so powerfully destructive to me......I like my job, because I'm able to do it well.......I proofread the English of documents written by Chinese people, and am constantly impressed by their efforts to attain that which is so natural to us native speakers......I used to teach English.....I just love that language......and I love its literature........it's strange for me being Irish to identify with that beautiful trove, and not the language of my forbears, but I find it so immensely expressive.......I was accused of being tactful when I was at the convent having a nervous breakdown, I was accused of being 'like Hamlet', but if those two crimes are the extent of my sins, well, I'm quite happy
i started out environmental in college
i don't know though i went to this waterfall and i could name every rock there, and i was like, i don't want my fascination with this place to be disturbed plus environmental chemistry and soil science about knocked my head off, so i switched to english . . . then i started working with kids at rec centers and added ed
but most of what i've learned i've learned from my friends, family, and the school of life, which is absolutely free.
Follow your heart. That, I think is the most important thing. I went the other route and was not satisfied. I am starting over now in a way.
I can't swim worth a crap, but for some reason I love and am so drawn to the water. I love going out on the boat and jet skiing (sometimes). I love drawing, painting, writing poetry and listening to music. I enjoy shooting pool but I'm not very good at it. I would LOVE to travel, but that has to wait until the kids are older. I love dancing and the outdoors/nature.
I also would have to agree with the quote below. I think that really sums it up for me.
Until recently my friends were my life, but I've always been known as the guy with headphones. Other then listening to music, I love playing guitar. I've been writing for a few years now, but actually started writing more then once a week or month recently.
Went to Prague for the summer and recieved a teaching certification
Hoping to teach my way around the planet for 4 or 5 years and crank out a novel
But its the 21st century so we don't live in bottles anymore Ms Aguilera...noooo....its a chrome flask.
I am technically a clever clogs though... My IQ is 156, yet my education is pretty much non existent. Not because it wasn't given, but because I thought it was a redundant exercise to even try and get one. I dont fell like i am a clever person.... sharp maybe but not clever. There are people on this very thread who intellectually put me to shame, but in the same breath I feel I could enjoy a pint or 10 with them and my wit and humour would see me through
I was an atypical rebellious student… most rebellious students are rebillous because they can't do the work... i could do the work but thought it pointless
I refused to read a book for my English Higher class… I suggested to the tutor that the course was futile as it could actually be passed without reading a single piece of literature!
So my English course consisted of
. Written exam based on examples on the test page
. A RPR (review personal reading) which could be done on a book, poem or MOVIE
. the submission of a short story, narrative or collection of poetry
NEVER read a book that entire year... just to prove my point... and I got a B.
Anyway, I kinda learned i wasn't showing anybody any points whatsoever... left school and did various college courses and suchlike and now I am a Graphic Designer but i've sidelined into digitising historical maps and data...
I realise that had I just applied myself at school I would be getting on a lot better.... but i do ok
yes, i know, i too went that route; however i figured out what the phrase "cutting off your nose to spite your face" means . . . a little later.
ali, thanks so much for this thread; it's awesome.
yes, me too! Still I dont regret my choices... all part of life's 3D Photomosaic
nice to see there is another tortured soul out there also though
for instance if lets say jeff called me and said heres all our music share the boots with everyone and build a tree or something
i havent graduated graduated high school
my hobbies include thinking of ways to get together with my family
dc
I can not say anything that hasn't already been said. Life is never the way you exactly plan it. I wanted to be a poet. I am in my seventh year as an English teacher. I still write poetry and do a few open mics. I would love to get my Doctorate in English, I have a Master's degree.
Yet, I am happy with where I am. Which maybe the biggest force in keeping me where I am. If your happy (and you know it...go ahead sing) then maybe you don't need to go back to school.
"Cause I can't wait to figure out what's wrong with me
So I can say this is the way I use to be" -- John Mayer
I'd still be in school if I didn't lose my mind there
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
"is to be a part of a community that needs me for the purpose of sharing what everyone loves"
i just noticed to today a little poster at school that to me was about EDucation, it was the word evolve, backwards, like it would look to a kid with dyslexia:
e(ddie)
v(edder)
l
o
v
e
cute to me
EDucation!
By the way...I might have an audition for a soap opera soon.I'll keep yas updated on that:)...... watch my art!!!!!:D
PS Thanks so much again gang:)I really want to learn more about "us"
and what we like to do......
A whisper and a chill
adv2005
"Why do I bother?"
The 11th Commandment.
"Whatever"
PETITION TO STOP THE BAN OF SMOKING IN BARS IN THE UNITED STATES....Anyone?
you know the girl on _____________ yeah, the cute, one
i sort of know her, well, not really but we're typing pals.
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
I agree with this statement. Goodluck to you!!!!