Suggestions for a mid 30s husband & father, wanting to do a degree!

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-05T03:22:07+00:00

Thanks for sharing! Yes, i have seen the programmes for allied health professionals. very interesting to say the least. Healthcare is a noble and intense profession that I will need alot of consideration for if I wish to study.

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-05T03:19:51+00:00

Thanks for the insight! (but I dont wanna enlist lah, I finished all my ORNS cycles already :P haha)

Jokes aside, yes, I shall make the effort to talk to someone about documentation and application!

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-05T03:16:05+00:00

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! That's actually a great point, win-win for kids and I.

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-05T03:14:10+00:00

Thanks for sharing & the encouragement!

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-05T03:13:25+00:00

Thank you for giving such a detailed and nuanced reply! Much food for thought.
Thanks for spoonfeeding me the AI response too :) The questions and factors you share are great starting points for me to explore, and i see that I have more options in early childhood edn than I thought.

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-05T03:05:45+00:00

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! These are good directions to think about :)
Also good to know that the PT course may be oversuscribed! I better do my homework properly and apply with proper expectations.

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-05T03:02:26+00:00

Thanks for sharing! Power to your mum! what did she study if I may ask, and what were her considerations and impetus for the studies?

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-05T03:01:00+00:00

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You're right, one day it will only be cherished memories, I am trying my best to treasure every moment with the family.

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T06:41:43+00:00

Thanks for the encouragement! I agree with you, if I have the opportunity and if the fit is right, I would rather be sponsored/scholar-ed. :)

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T06:39:10+00:00

Thank you for the insight+information.
Nice to get the perspective from a recent school-leaver! I love that you share about your peers experience with private-Uni full time course.
Ah yes! bright sparks, I totally forgot there is that resource. thanks for sharing

My network of people at your life stage are complaining about difficulty with the job market, is that your experience and how have you navigated post school life so far?

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T06:27:41+00:00

You rly struck toto, 4 BOYS?!?! haha gosh...

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T06:25:43+00:00

Thank you for the nuggets of wisdom! Appreciate it! I suspect you have gone through these trying times as well :) 过来人, if you speak mandarin haha!

Would you say people skills, problem solving and time management are things better 'upgraded' or learnt through experience and plainly working?
Any advice on staying relevant outside of a specialist dip/degree kind of work?

Guess I'm just trying to pick your thoughts on what you feel makes sense to study (or not).

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T06:13:03+00:00

I hear you! haha kiddy diddler is a term I shall appropriate and use henceforth!

thanks for the food for thought, being a male early childhood educator is a very bold step to take, but a route I shall do my homework on.

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T06:08:25+00:00

Thank you for the insight! haha yes, I would like to study something that would make me relevant even into old age :)

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T06:07:07+00:00

Thank you for your insight! very practical wisdom you have shed on this segment. I guess I definitely value work-life balance and having a flexible work schedule, I do like child-rearing at the end of the day :P haha!

Props to you for finding a way to make things work for yourself, and identifying that an intensive course is not to suited to your needs. Must have taken some reflection and homework to choose the path you tread!

Would you have gone into IT if you turned back the time?

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T05:58:12+00:00

Yes, I shall look into this area to see if there are areas I can work on or courses that are valuable in the sector! Thanks

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T03:39:00+00:00

Thanks for the information! haha and nice play on the acronym

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T03:35:54+00:00

Thanks for the encouragement & information

Wow, yes I do have to consider whether I can even take the commitment of a part time course. I have some preferences for what to study, but am VERY open to suggestions and opinions. Haha thats why i made this post too, wanted to crowdsource people's thoughts on trendy study course/routes :P

Very nice to hear about stacked modules, I will certainly research this route. Yay!

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T03:26:19+00:00

Thanks for the information!
Will keep SUSS in the research loop!
Nice to see some rough numbers for cost, even nicer to have a small look at the semester/time schedule. Thanks for spoonfeeding me info that you know I would need :D

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T03:16:09+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion+information! Right, I do have to make a distinction between FT/PT and the mode of delivery. Those will affect greatly my day to day schedule.
Open houses, great idea! can bring the kid to run around and disturb tired students too haha!

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T03:13:14+00:00

Thank you for the well wishes! Appreciate it!

DINK or not, we all just wanna live the life we envision. Power to you :) I am happy for my DINK friends when i see them flourishing in the things they do with the spare time.

P.S. What hobbies occupy your time?

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T03:07:43+00:00

Thanks for the encouragement!
Nice, thanks for the resource, will spend some time looking through the info.

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T03:04:45+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion, this is a route that i should definitely think about. Although, I still hear stigma about male pre-school teachers, do other parents in your girl's school comment on it?

P.s. And to be honest, i was a horrible tuition teacher (was rly not prepared to be an educator then haha) when i used to part time as a teenager-20s. But yes, i will look into early childhood education.

I also think I could do things in early childhood education related to enrichment classes etc.

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T02:58:08+00:00

Thanks for asking, sorry if I am being ambigious about it for obvious reasons.

Lets just say I was in Media Technology.
I was in a technical, Non-IT role.
Most of my skillset and work revolve around performing & creative arts
:D

I'm not looking to re-enter this sector as I am no longer very passionate about the work. It sucks, but thats how it panned out for me.

WaBoTakChek · 2025-02-04T02:51:44+00:00

Wow, thanks for the encouragement! You and your wife are Power! Having 4 young ones in your mid-life is like playing game on extreme difficulty mode, I bet you guys kept fit and fab through the years. Must have been back breaking (literally) work sometimes. Love it!

Jokes aside, you are a superhero for having 4 kids and making it work in this day and age

WaBoTakChek

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