When I was younger, I couldn’t have cared less about education. I didn’t like school and accordingly education could whistle.
As I got into my late teens, I discovered that if a subject interested me I could study it and study it to a greater depth than was required to pass exams. I enjoyed university, working alongside others with similar interests and broadening my knowledge.
Now in my thirties, I have been studying for a degree in a named subject and have lost sight of the pleasure of learning. I’m not interested in every aspect of the current degree I am studying (B49). In particular, I have found a great deal of the Java development a pointless chore. Don’t get me wrong – I have nothing against Java. It just seems to have been a lot of learning with no tangible results, I mean I haven’t really developed anything.
I’ve been looking over the Open University’s prospectus for 2010. I think I might want to try something I’m interested in – so am considering a Certificate in Legal Studies or a Certificate in French. Then again, Mandarin Chinese might be interesting.
Is it a good idea to step out of an ascribed program at this stage though? Who knows and who cares. Learning should be fun.
