WWYD Regarding Continuing Education

[amaranth]

Would this new degree help or hurt trying to get a new job? (My sister mentioned some things about not hiring over qualified teachers in her district but I don't know details).

If you went for a smester or two and it just got too overwhelming would you still see a small pay bump from adding say 6 or 10 more credits, even if you don't finish?

[amaranth]

May 19, 2017 8:36:57 GMT -5 suzv said:

amaranth , I just realized I made a mistake in my first post. Finishing the degree would give me an extra 15 credits, so I would be at a masters plus 45. Our salary only moves in 15 credit increments, so I would need to finish it in order to get the raise. Based on my current education, I am already considered highly qualified by the department of education. If I do ever need a new job though, the district would have to pay me more due to the extra credits.

I sort of feel like I should just finish what I started, but I'm feeling lazy.

I'd suck it up and do it, but I'd be miserable and complain the whole time. lol. So, not a huge help. 

Will you regret it or feel forever lazy if you don't finish? 

[luv2rn4fun]

That's a tough call, especially because you have a deadline you have to be done by and coincides with J being so young (which I know it's important to you to spend time with him).

You guys are for sure OAD (i.e. No pregnancy planned between now and winter 2018)?

I started my MBA when DH and I were dating. It was paid for by my company. I also have a MS degree but the MBA would have made me way more marketable. Ultimately I decided to stop progress when we got engaged because the plan was always for me to SAH (and payment from my company wasn't 100% unless I took it really slow, they only paid so much per year). But you plan to keep working so that makes me lean more towards finishing...but not 100%, I could easily see not wanting to do it and you already have a masters and it's only $2k/year...so I could go either way. If the $2k/year helps you considerably more and you are up for finishing then do it. If not, then try to keep life as simple as possible right now. You already have a lot on your plate!

[grover]

I was in this boat. I chose to finish it, so I just finished my extra credits in March so will be starting this upcoming year maxed out at MA + 40. I figured the sooner I got it done, the sooner I was maxing out the amount I could earn per year. Some semesters I took 3 classes (summers I did 3 at the same time, I did a max of 2 at same time in fall spring, sometimes would take 2 at same time with 1 week overlapping with 3rd class in fall/spring- mine were online 8 week classes though).

[katespade]

You listed some pros, but what are the cons of finishing the program?

[HoneySpider]

I probably would finish it...it sucks now but then you'll be done and you can move on.

[wanderingenough]

I'd probably finish since a) you already started and may be annoyed with yourself down the line that you didn't suck it up and b) get tuition reimbursement anyhow.