Please Help Paladin and Paladinwife...Award winners listed!

[Luddite]

Since we are just full of advice (and other things )

I would recomend one of the "non-traditional" colleges that do one class at a time and you meet only one time a week, (usualy in the evening.) These programs are geared around the working adult so are a lot easier to schedule. The up side, is that you would most likely need less child-care support. On the down side, most of these programs are though Private colleges and thus more expensive.

-The Luddite (always full of it)

 

[Paladin]

Ya know, this might be a really silly question, but what about web-courses or correspondence courses? I know my own university (Iowa State) offers many entirely web-based courses, so I'm sure some in Texas do. I don't know how that would work for trying to get a degree, but maybe one of the universities down there could answer some better questions about that.

At least that way you wouldn't have to pay for child care. Just a thought.

Paladinwife has looked into the web-based classes before, but for court reporting (which is what she really wants to do) she couldn't find any that was solely web-based. If anyone knows of one, she'd love to hear about it.

 

[Maerdwyn]

I don't know much about either of these, but at least they're out there:


http://www.courtreportingonline.com/index.html



http://www.educationdirect.com/reporter/index.html

 

[Michelle Lyons]

Michelle,
Wow you have been working on this...I have a degree, but it is totally worthless...I've been trying to go back to school for years. I'm most especially interested in court reporting and accounting. I think I'll look into it again, but the biggest problem in the past has been the $1200.00 a month in child care we'd have to pay for me to go to school if Steven does get a job, and once I start school I'd hate to have to drop out. Do you know of any grants that cover that...Oh, and btw, I'm not Jewish, I just have friends who are, that's why we make the kippahs (assuming that's where you got the impression that I was). -Paladinwife

The kippahs was indeed where I got the idea. Thank you for setting me straight on that.

I'll check into a couple of things and see what sorts of grants I can come up with. I know there are some state subsidies for that sort of thing, at least in Oklahoma. I can't imagine that Texas would be that different about it.

EDIT: Oh, and I assume you've spoken with these people: http://courtreportingofinstituteofdallas.msileads.com/index.php

You might also be able to find someone who can share childcare costs or take turns watching each other's kids during classes or something from among fellow students. It's worth asking about, at any rate.

 

[Paladin]

I don't know much about either of these, but at least they're out there:


http://www.courtreportingonline.com/index.html



http://www.educationdirect.com/reporter/index.html

Thanks...I just got online and had them send me an info packet in the mail!
We looked all over the web several months ago and contacted a few schools and they didn't know of any online programs. We appreciate that web address! Paladinwife

 

[Ransom]

Good luck!
Sent some money for you!

~Ryan Langner

 

[Kyramus]

Just because this thread shows how much all of us pool together to help.

I kinda like the idea that people are still donating/buying bags so that it MIGHT help them next month.

So with that....
BUMP

 

[William Ronald]

Paladinwife,

In Illinois, anyone with a bachelor's degree can work as a substitute teacher. I don't know about the laws in Texas, or the demand for substitute teachers but it is an option.

Also, there are organizations that offer free career counselling. Sometimes, it helps to get a fresh pespective.

 

[Kyramus]

bump

 

[cnath.rm]

Bag arrived, thanks,

The bag arrived on Friday and it's SWEET!!!!!!

Thank you so much, know that it's going to be
going with me so that others will hopefully want
to pick up ones of thier own,

Nathan <cnath.rm>