"Kids, have you seen my backpack...?" and Other Inspirational Stories of Non-Traditional Students
"Kids, have you seen my backpack...?" and Other Inspirational Stories of Non-Traditional Students: An Adult Learner Anthology Donna Talarico (Compiler)
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
ISBN: 0595343694
DDC: 158
Edition: Paperback; 2005-03-11
Summary:
"Some are single, some are married, some have kids, some do not, some
are twenty-four, some are sixty-four...We are not straight out of
high school living four more years of playfulness...some of us are in
college to improve our future or the future of our children, many of
us are changing an academic legacy by being the first in our families
to graduate from college. Others are starting again after military
service or making a new path out of a dead-end job or
relationship..." "...I was tired of having spaghetti every
night...sick of living in a dump of an apartment. The thought of
having children was out of the question. I couldn't believe this was
my life. An education was the only way to change that." "...Hearing
those phrases "It's a girl" and "You may now kiss the bride" made me
think, "I am now a wife and a mother...never again a student"." "The
desks sure hadn't changed, but in the past 20 years, I sure had."
Non-traditional students face challenges well beyond academia. In
this anthology, adult learners share their personal journeys. Facing
fears, overcoming obstacles, to graduation day, these stories will
inspire anyone considering their own education endeavor.
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