Obstacles in Education
Obstacles of my education
During my first college experience, at eighteen years old, I truly believed I had too many things taking time away from schoolwork. After all, I was busy with a healthy social life, a 15 hour a week job driving the beverage cart at a golf course, and a boyfriend who lived an hour away. It has been fifteen years since that naïve undergrad first entered college. The social life has become play dates, the 15 hour a week part time job has turned into a full time “grown up “ job, and that boyfriend has been my husband for eleven years. As an adult learner, there are obviously several obstacles to completing my education. The most important of these are my home, husband, and children.
One of the obstacles in my education is my responsibility to my house. My husband and I both work full time jobs in order to pay all of our household expenses. Time must be made to budget for and pay all of the monthly bills and miscellaneous expenses. Since time always seems to be at a shortage, I often use my lunch hour to complete grocery shopping in order to feed my family and stock our house. Along with the cost of living as a family of five, there is also the added stress of keeping a house running smoothly and with some bit of structure and organization.
My husband, Brian, is another of the obstacles I face. While he tries to be supportive, I know it is difficult for him to pick up the slack on weekends or at night when I am trying to complete assignments. My husband also likes to spend his weekends going to the New Orleans Saints games or hunting and that leaves me to care for all three children while attempting coursework. Brian is a great father, but the baby tends to always want me and it is trying on both of us, and our relationship. An occasional date night definitely helps us relax and reconnect as a team, but also takes away from my studies.
The most important and time consuming obstacle I face is obviously my children. They are eight, three, and
During my first college experience, at eighteen years old, I truly believed I had too many things taking time away from schoolwork. After all, I was busy with a healthy social life, a 15 hour a week job driving the beverage cart at a golf course, and a boyfriend who lived an hour away. It has been fifteen years since that naïve undergrad first entered college. The social life has become play dates, the 15 hour a week part time job has turned into a full time “grown up “ job, and that boyfriend has been my husband for eleven years. As an adult learner, there are obviously several obstacles to completing my education. The most important of these are my home, husband, and children.
One of the obstacles in my education is my responsibility to my house. My husband and I both work full time jobs in order to pay all of our household expenses. Time must be made to budget for and pay all of the monthly bills and miscellaneous expenses. Since time always seems to be at a shortage, I often use my lunch hour to complete grocery shopping in order to feed my family and stock our house. Along with the cost of living as a family of five, there is also the added stress of keeping a house running smoothly and with some bit of structure and organization.
My husband, Brian, is another of the obstacles I face. While he tries to be supportive, I know it is difficult for him to pick up the slack on weekends or at night when I am trying to complete assignments. My husband also likes to spend his weekends going to the New Orleans Saints games or hunting and that leaves me to care for all three children while attempting coursework. Brian is a great father, but the baby tends to always want me and it is trying on both of us, and our relationship. An occasional date night definitely helps us relax and reconnect as a team, but also takes away from my studies.
The most important and time consuming obstacle I face is obviously my children. They are eight, three, and