worried, make your first course an Introduction to the Internet
offered by many community centres.
A good solid support network is crucial. Be open with your
family about what you’re doing, and why, and ask for their help. If
you’re juggling kids, work, home life and school all at the same
time, you’re going to need a few solid cheerleaders to help you
out.
Practical challenges aside, I found, as I moved from my
twenties into my thirties, that a flexible attitude towards my
often-younger classmates became a significant goal. When you’re
35, paying a mortgage and volunteering for your kids’ school,
impatience with students living the dorm life or driving mom’s
car can flare quickly.
However, with a changed attitude, I learned to appreciate my
classmates’ youthful energy, detach from the ones who were
apathetic about their studies and mind my own business when it
came to their weekend antics. In the long run, I learned as much
from those young people as I did my professors. And there’s the
biggest reward to continuing to pursue education in various
forms - you often learn way more than you bargained for.
Looking to Learn?
These links might help!
St. Clair College
Canterbury Eldercollege
University of Windsor
Life After Fifty
City of Windsor
Lifelong Learning
Women’s Enterprise Skills Training
CompuCampus
Athabasca University