Out of State Possibilities

What a wonderful week I spent in Tennessee with my Navy son and his little boy Aiden. Aiden lives in Nashville and my son is stationed in Norfolk.  He drove to South Carolina and from there we drove to Tennessee.  It wasn't a bad drive at all and the drive went by so fast as we had so much to catch up on.  My son talked about his former job and new job in the Navy and I brought up college. The Navy will pay for his college education which is just wonderful. I told him he needed to go to college and to check out Granite State College and take online classes. I continued by advising him that it would be possible to do it from a distance as a distance learner. I had given him some examples of my experiences with online classes and how the blackboard application worked and functionality. I explained how I logged on and check my homework, posts from other classmates, submit papers and have online chat sessions.  Online classes were my only option to finish my Adult Education Degree since our office closed in Bedford NH. I was a little scared of the process at first but thought, if others can do it, so can I. Boy was I correct. It was easy to take classes online and very convenient. After working an eight hour day it is nice to know you don't have to go out again and still get your degree. 

I keep encouraging my son to get his degree. I told him how it can open doors that may otherwise not open; in the Navy or in civilian life. As far as my grandson, he loved the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro, TN. You can see the wonder in his eyes; education opens up your mind and lets it wonder!!




Our trip to Tennessee was great and so was Aiden.  Shawn is doing well and will be a daddy again any day. I left my young son with this: "Whether it be life lessons or lessons from books, we never stop learning". Please think about school Shawn, it will soon go by and before you know it, you will have a degree."