Going Through
Yesterday, someone asked me - so, now that you've finished your PhD what are you doing? I wanted to correct this person and say, no, I don't have a PhD, I have an EdD. I knew this person thought that my degree of EdD was useless and that only a PhD will do... he is an academic elitist and quite arrogant. I opted to ignore the PhD part of the question and just answer him. Even though I'm not still working as a teacher I said - I've been teaching at a Technical College. I'm sure that in his mind he was saying tsk tsk, a technical college. If I told him that it was a proprietary school that taught welders, electricians, HVAC techs, and a variety of medical programs I am sure that he would have thought - what a waste of time. I don't like arrogant elitist people. I think that's why I loved teaching at the school where I've pour my heart into for the last year and a half. By most standards, I'm considered well off. I live in a nice h...