I am toying with the idea of stopping work (currently doing 3 dpw) to get an MSc or MPH degree to open the door for some additional career opportunities. I'm not quite ready to commit to working F/T again yet after DS's birth, and the P/T gig isn't too rewarding. I figure I might as well invest in my future now, while still spending a good amount of time with the LOs, instead of just treading water here.
I have no idea how this would work with the kiddos, though I know it will largely depend on how the particular program is structured. If any of you have done grad school after kids, how did you like it? Did you feel like you had enough time to spend with the kids? How did it compare to working? I also have the option to do an online course, but I think that might be harder since I would be home but "unavailable" when studying. We currently have a nanny, and I'm also not sure how that would work, since I doubt I would need her full time no matter what format I choose. I suppose we'd have to find someone willing to work P/T... Anyway, would love to hear your experiences!
Re: Anyone complete a MSc or professional degree with little ones?
With my program, I managed to be able to take a short break between end of work and starting school work for the night - say from 6pm to 730pm, then after E was in bed, I'd do school work. During the week I didn't feel like I missed much. Weekends were different - I definitely missed out, but I tried really hard to at least have one thing planned for the weekend that I did with E to make sure it didn't impact him too much. There is no great time to do it, but I'm so glad I did it when they were young, it would just get harder as they get older.