Moment of Clarity

[SonofaZo6owner]

So....I have always felt that people are blessed with moments of life where things just seem to make sense. I have had a few of those moments in the past and I think that I am having one right now. I am a junior in college studying secondary education (high school teacher). I have been tossing around the idea of changing to history and continuing on to grad school. The more I have thought about it the more sense it makes. I talked to my advisor today and it all just seemed to fit. I have always loved history and I look forward to researching history on my own time and writing my own perspectives. This has absolutely nothing to do with a Z06 but I just thought that I would share. I am not being philosophical and posting this late at night because I am drunk. I actually just got back from the library where I was working on essays about the Black Freedom Struggle and Postwar Liberalism. Fun stuff indeed. For those of you who get this far in my post I say thanks for reading and have a good day. Things are good when they make sense.


Sam

[Straatien]

1. I read the entire post and you're welcome.
2. History is a great subject. Those who don't know it and all...
3. Don't knock late night drunk posting. Such posts are often very lively, and sometimes funny. I speak from experience.
4. I wish you well, um, as well.

[marcus769]

1. I read the whole post... I am now ready for bed
2. Congrats on finally finding your concentration in school. It too me awhile to know what the hell i wanted to do too.
3. You seem like you're very confident in your choice, give it hell!
4. um.. yeah.. Too tired to type anymore.

GOOD NIGHT

[Orangesnake]

Sam,I read the entire post and it does seem to make a lot of sense.Thinking back to my own college years,I recall that it took me until my junior year to decide what I really wanted to study;it's not always an easy decision,nor one to be taken lightly.The key is to find a subject area which you have a real passion for learning,and it appears you have done so.As you have discovered by now,history is far more than a dried-out set of dates and events;it is,in fact a fascinating field of study.Since you had planned on a teaching career,why not go on to grad school and teach at the college level?If you go the TA route(as many grad students do)you'll get some first-hand experience with teaching that will help you decide whether teaching or research is your personal cup of tea.I think you will find this a most entertaining and enlightening experience.Do expect 3 to 4 years of little money while you are getting your doctorate;most universities regard TA's as a form of slave labor,so the typical grad student is as poor as the proverbial church mouse-trust me on this one(I had the experience thirty-odd years ago).Good luck,and enjoy!