edumacation: how far you get?

[rabidbadger]

How much schoolin you got?

edit: this was 'sposed to be a poll, but I fugged up.

but no answers are cut and dried any way, so just say where you got, where you are, or where you been, (and what you wanna do)

[klitzy]

High school.....Hahaha

[rabidbadger]

no sheeeittt, sherlock, but what you want? master? DR? what?

[chuckles]

How much schoolin you got?

edit: this was 'sposed to be a poll, but I fugged up.

but no answers are cut and dried any way, so just say where you got, where you are, or where you been, (and what you wanna do)

Fixed.. let me know if you want the options changed....

-chuckles-

[acidburn]

College grad w/BA. Last year I added an undergrad certification.

[rabidbadger]

Fixed.. let me know if you want the options changed....

-chuckles-

thanks, cool. but anyway I can change/add stuff myself?

If not, want GED in there, and the various levels of college, associates, etc...

maybe college dropout? been there, went back twenty years later. Just not so cut and dried...

[chuckles]

thanks, cool. but anyway I can change/add stuff myself?

If not, want GED in there, and the various levels of college, associates, etc...

maybe college dropout? been there, went back twenty years later. Just not so cut and dried...

Picky.. picky.. picky.. but done..

-chuckles-

[rabidbadger]

Picky.. picky.. picky.. but done..

-chuckles-

'tis half my last name after all. :) and thanks, but where is GED? That is HUGE for so many people for so many reasons beyond their control.

[xibalba]

I already voted if he puts that it sucks. I dropped HS but got my GED

[chuckles]

I already voted if he puts that it sucks. I dropped HS but got my GED

Fixed that too.

-chuckles-

[rabidbadger]

thanks. and don't go gaming the blackfox bet now that we know what supreme powers you weild
....

[chuckles]

thanks. and don't go gaming the blackfox bet now that we know what supreme powers you weild
....

/me laughs his evil "Ming the Merciless" laugh... :)

-chuckles-

[rabidbadger]

You over nineteen? can I fake flirt with you? You becoming a fave...

And remember, I was here before Kowgod, and he is, after all, a god... of...well, cows...

so he don't count. (unless he pounds his hooves once for yes, twice for no...)

[phatlip12]

I just finished my first year in college. I'm working towards a degree in Computer Information Systems (Programming). I'm going to get at least a bachelors degree but I'm really considering going for a masters.

[phatlip12]

You over nineteen? can I fake flirt with you? You becoming a fave...

And remember, I was here before Kowgod, and he is, after all, a god... of...well, cows...

so he don't count. (unless he pounds his hooves once for yes, twice for no...)

Hey badger man, 18 is the legal age ;)

[rabidbadger]

19 is my ethical limit. and thats just flirting. 21 for actual anything. And at my age that's strictly fantasy anyway... :)

[masherscf]

How much schoolin you got?

edit: this was 'sposed to be a poll, but I fugged up.

but no answers are cut and dried any way, so just say where you got, where you are, or where you been, (and what you wanna do)


Highschool
BS - Physics
MS - Mathematics
PhD - Mathematics


*yawn*

[decemberfall]

BA Information systems with a minor in criminal justice, i'm going to get a masters at some point, and a JD might still be a possibility (for those that don't know that's a law degree)

[phatlip12]

Highschool
BS - Physics
MS - Mathematics
PhD - Mathematics


*yawn*

You show off you...

;)

[tempesta]

Currently study a bachelor of information systems.

[mongoose]

I graduate from high school in a couple weeks and I'll be attending the University of Washington in the fall.

[yourestillmycaesar]

Just graduated from HS on thursday with bunches of honors.

And I'm attending University of California, Irvine in the fall as a history major... I'm thinking of an Art History double major with archaeology or anthropology as a minor.

And I plan on getting a PhD in one of those four things. Cuz I want to go dig big holes all over the world. haha

[masherscf]

You show off you...

;)

I have to show for my 12 years of post high school education and $100,000+ student load debt.

[ariastar]

Technically I got a GED. Halfway through my senior year of high school, my dad got an offer for a transfer back to California. My high school thee said I could transfer to the new school without a problem and still be on time to graduate. They ****ed up. When we went to enroll me in the new school, not only were half my credits not valid (for instance, they didn't accept any science credits taken before junior year, regardless of the level, meaning it didn't matter I sat i with seniors), but they required four years of PE< which they would not waive, whereas my old school required one. As I refused to stay in school three extra years for PE, I had to get a GED just four months before I would have graduated. This was devastating because I spent most of my childhood and teen years sick and in hospitals, yet busted my ass to not fall behind or have to repeat anything, and I succeeded, only to be stopped right at the end.

[electricalburn]

i am a drop out with a GED.

[tokenuser]

I dropped out of college ... 2/3 way through a Masters of Engineering degree. Qualified me for a Grad Diploma ... but I never picked it up, and the credits have now expired.

Thinking of returning to do a MBA (EMBA), got half the cash saved for the course ... so that was part of the battle.

[sugarsickness]

No HS diploma and I currently go to a community college and have no intention as of right now to get any sort of degree, I'm just taking classes I want to take as I can afford them which have been creative writing classes, art classes, and movie/television production related classes. I'll probably never go any higher as the requirements to transfer to a four year look far too boring for me to ever complete ><

[rabidbadger]

sugar, dude, exactly what I did, cept finished HS. But good for you. Follow your bliss, dude. You get skillz, you get hired, long as you can prove it with a good book, tape, whatever...

[rabidbadger]

i am a drop out with a GED.

I got a lot of respect for the GED, gotta hand it to the folks who left or had to leave high school for various reasons, and then make the effort to get back. And without it, can't even think about college, like me, twenty years later...

(same for you sugarsickness, keep crankin at that creative stuff, hard going, but can pay off at the end if you really want it to.)

[phatlip12]

From what I hear, its harder to get a GED then a High school diploma.

[xibalba]

GED exam was one of the easiest test I have taken.

[electricalburn]

GED exam was one of the easiest test I have taken.

yeah it was, here in newark nj, if you even showed up the 'instructor' would help you pass

[xibalba]

I went to a tutor so I wouldn't have to pay to take it. After 2 days the lady said I was already prepared and didn't need any help from her, gave me the check to pay to take the test. I doubt I did my best on the test since I had to get up early and go take it so I was sleepy still passed though.

[masherscf]

GED exam was one of the easiest test I have taken.

The hardest test I ever had to take was my Ph.D. preliminary exam in Complex Analysis.

After I passed it the examiner said that the effort "Was not respectable, but he felt I could be worked with"...nice

Suffice it to say, I didn't did go in for Complex Analysis.


The easiest test I ever took... When I moved to New York, I had to retake my drivers test. I was about 30 and had been driving in Vermont for fourteen years. The funny thing was, the driver's test in NY is much easier than the drivers test in VT. Drive around the block, parallel park, turn around and boom you're done.

[waldingrl]

No option for homeskooled? :)

BS in Accounting here. :)

[masherscf]

No option for homeskooled? :)

BS in Accounting here. :)

Cute new avi!

My wife and I are career educators, college professors both. I was strongly considering homeschooling my daughter. However, by the time she was 15-months old it was clear that she had some learning disabilities. She has since been diagnosed as PDD-NOS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDD_not_otherwise_specified).

My daughter is brilliant with spacial perception, problem solving and practical reasoning. She is also mildly hyperlexic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlexia). However, she is deficient in speech, some social interaction and physical coordination.

It became apparent early-on that my daughter requires much more time and expertise than my wife and I can provide. At three, she already goes to school five hours a day, five days a week.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1137/529981271_99ca3d6d79_m.jpg

[tokenuser]

My wife and I are career educators, college professors both. I was strongly considering homeschooling my daughter. However, by the time she was 15-months old it was clear that she had some learning disabilities. She has since been diagnosed as PDD-NOS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDD_not_otherwise_specified).

My daughter is brilliant with spacial perception, problem solving and practical reasoning. She is also mildly hyperlexic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlexia). However, she is deficient in speech, some social interaction and physical coordination. Sounds like she is destined for a career in computer science. Studies have shown that people with border line autism make great programmers and engineers because of the abstract thought and reasoning required.

As for the "deficient in speech, some social interaction and physical coordination" part - sounds like Friday night at the Union Bar when I was at University. Again ... these are the traits of computer scientists and engineers everywhere :)

[masherscf]

Again ... these are the traits of computer scientists and engineers everywhere :)

I've known quite a few brilliant Mathematicians with these problems as well. There is some evidence to suggests that everybody that is historically considered genius is a little autistic. The main goal is to develop her typical learning skills so that she can learn can learn in a typical setting and take advantage if her gifts.

[waldingrl]

Cute new avi!

My wife and I are career educators, college professors both. I was strongly considering homeschooling my daughter. However, by the time she was 15-months old it was clear that she had some learning disabilities. She has since been diagnosed as PDD-NOS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDD_not_otherwise_specified).

My daughter is brilliant with spacial perception, problem solving and practical reasoning. She is also mildly hyperlexic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlexia). However, she is deficient in speech, some social interaction and physical coordination.

It became apparent early-on that my daughter requires much more time and expertise than my wife and I can provide. At three, she already goes to school five hours a day, five days a week.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1137/529981271_99ca3d6d79_m.jpg

She's a real cutie!!!! :)

[ariastar]

I got a lot of respect for the GED, gotta hand it to the folks who left or had to leave high school for various reasons, and then make the effort to get back. And without it, can't even think about college, like me, twenty years later...

(same for you sugarsickness, keep crankin at that creative stuff, hard going, but can pay off at the end if you really want it to.)

Too bad not all of society is the same.

[ariastar]

From what I hear, its harder to get a GED then a High school diploma.

It was insultingly easy. When I took it, I was seriously insulted as I could have passed it in fifth grade, so I finished feeling like I wasted many years of my life (knowing I didn't, but still feeling it).

[ariastar]

Cute new avi!

My wife and I are career educators, college professors both. I was strongly considering homeschooling my daughter. However, by the time she was 15-months old it was clear that she had some learning disabilities. She has since been diagnosed as PDD-NOS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDD_not_otherwise_specified).

My daughter is brilliant with spacial perception, problem solving and practical reasoning. She is also mildly hyperlexic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlexia). However, she is deficient in speech, some social interaction and physical coordination.

It became apparent early-on that my daughter requires much more time and expertise than my wife and I can provide. At three, she already goes to school five hours a day, five days a week.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1137/529981271_99ca3d6d79_m.jpg

I have a friend who's brother has moderate Asperger syndrome, which is associated with hyperlexia. While he is able to support himself (those with HL and AS take in information, but have difficulty in communicating it to others), he's fully aware that he's "different" and has a very difficult time socializing. He's very awkward around others, and has a knack for saying the worst possible thing. People don't often get to know him well as he comes off as annoying to those who know nothing about him. Get to know him a bit and you realize he's a sweetie doing the best he can, and the annoyingness becomes nothing more than a quirk, and we all have our quirks.

I think the main challenge your daughter may have might be socializing. Right off, kids with any intelligence tend to be ostracized. I'm sure many of us here experienced that. Combined with a difficulty in communication. But I'm sure you and your wife have considered this.

What does her educational future look like? Is the schooling she's receiving now subsidized? I'd hope so.

[masherscf]

What does her educational future look like? Is the schooling she's receiving now subsidized? I'd hope so.

Are you kidding? This is New York State, we don't pay a dime. It is entirely paid for by the county.

Right now, my wife and I are trying to decided between a good school about 200 yards away or a great school that is 30 miles away. She's been admitted to both for the fall.

Emily may have trouble with being a geek. She might not. As a toddler she is intensely charming. I don't know any other way to describe it. Many of the teachers and parents from her school have said so. Of course, she does have a problem making eye contact.

Her brother, of course, is completely different. He'll smile, jabber and look right at the people. He especially likes to charm the young ladies.

My little half-brother has Asperger's. He's a brilliant young man who has trouble speaking a relating to others. His Asperger's has made him intensely detail oriented. He just graduated at the top of his class from law school.

[spartan777]

I'm a sophomore in college, working towards a degree in Physics. I might go for grad studies, mehbe.