Whould you go back to school or change your career at 60?
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Seems rather late to me🤷
Seems rather late to me🤷
HumanEarth · F
BiasForAction · M
Ive changed careers at 60. And I wouldn’t mind going back to school at any time
Magicianzini · M
I think I probably will get even more degrees when I'm in that age bracket since college is free at that age - which seems unfair and stupid to me.
Why don't we invest in our youth instead? No offense to anyone over 60 here going to college for free but yes, it just doesn't seem wise a government invests in people who are more or less aged out of the work force but no into people just entering it.
Why don't we invest in our youth instead? No offense to anyone over 60 here going to college for free but yes, it just doesn't seem wise a government invests in people who are more or less aged out of the work force but no into people just entering it.
My grandmother went back to college because she always regretted not getting her Bachelor’s degree. Turned out to be a stellar student and a star on campus. It’s never too late to learn new things and is especially appreciated when learning is your prime motivation.
Subsumedpat · 41-45, M
Yes, change is good but school has become unaffordable so I guess, no.
Magicianzini · M
@Subsumedpat College is free after 60, the irony. I wish it was free for me now!
Subsumedpat · 41-45, M
@Magicianzini Yes it is at some schools in some subjects, probably varies with the location.
Magicianzini · M
@Subsumedpat No, all classes are free. The only catch is they can only take a seat if the class isn't full. There are only four states where this doesn't apply - even in those states they get greatly reduced tuition instead.
Still the same irony.
Still the same irony.
eyeno · M
Nope
Totally satisfied with what's going on at my age.
Totally satisfied with what's going on at my age.
JonLosAngeles66 · M
Considering most people don't have enough savings to retire and getting hired at 60 is a challenge, it makes sense to prepare yourself for a pivot in order to be desirable for employment or gain a skill and work for yourself.
beermeplease · M
funny movie....[media=https://youtu.be/drpmyHAChWw]
TheRealBarbossa · 36-40, T
WillaKissing · 61-69, M
Nope. at 60 I was done changing my life! LOL
BrandNewMan · 61-69, M
ArishMell · 70-79, M
It is not "going back to school" though, even if you take a formal subject that is part of the school curriculum.
I did attend evening-classes in the standard school-syllabus Maths and Physics courses, and the examinations at the end of them, in my early-40s; but for work reasons, not to change career. My employer paid the course fees.
No reason why anyone who can afford to, and has the dedication, not to study for some formal qualification in later life, even if purely for interest. I think that is the case for many Open University students.
A friend even gained his PhD in retirement, not for any work purpose but simply as an extension to his hobby.
I did attend evening-classes in the standard school-syllabus Maths and Physics courses, and the examinations at the end of them, in my early-40s; but for work reasons, not to change career. My employer paid the course fees.
No reason why anyone who can afford to, and has the dedication, not to study for some formal qualification in later life, even if purely for interest. I think that is the case for many Open University students.
A friend even gained his PhD in retirement, not for any work purpose but simply as an extension to his hobby.
Virgo79 · 61-69, M
Never😁