I'm nearly finished with my coursework for my doctorate in educational technology from Walden University. In fact, one of my courses this term has a major focus of getting my doctoral committee together for when I begin work on my dissertation later this year. (My other class is taking more time than I would like, especially during the early part--and busiest part--of my work week). With hard work, and a good deal of luck, I will have finished my dissertation and received my degree within the next two years.
Then what?
I was asked yesterday what I planned to do when I got my degree. The question was then reworded to ask how I plan on using this doctorate. The truth is that I don't know. My primary goal is to increase my salary (hopefully enough to offset the debt that this degree requires). I haven't really thought about "doing anything" with it other than hanging it on the wall and every once and a while condescendingly saying "It's Doctor Marks to you."
Those aren't very noble goals.
While I am now suffering a bit of existential angst in regards to my role in the cosmos, I am largely shelving this dilemma for the time being. I need to get the degree first.
Then what?
I was asked yesterday what I planned to do when I got my degree. The question was then reworded to ask how I plan on using this doctorate. The truth is that I don't know. My primary goal is to increase my salary (hopefully enough to offset the debt that this degree requires). I haven't really thought about "doing anything" with it other than hanging it on the wall and every once and a while condescendingly saying "It's Doctor Marks to you."
Those aren't very noble goals.
While I am now suffering a bit of existential angst in regards to my role in the cosmos, I am largely shelving this dilemma for the time being. I need to get the degree first.
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