Spiritually Speaking — what should I study going back to college?
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I say validate yourself! You have been using your skills to get by
for several years. Since your husband has even less chance
of getting work in this job market it doesn’t make sense to
do something that will make it harder to survive. Maybe there
is something the two of you can do together. You could learn
to rehab apartments or houses and you could do the extra
job of writing a story, with pics, for magazines. Maybe get
sponsored by a hardware firm.
There are ways to earn a living – thinking outside the box.
No matter what you do, you gotta keep track of the money.
Getting a student loan would almost be suicidal in today’s job market.
Find ways to use your skills without taking on any overhead expense.
English as a major might be too general to land a good job.
Psych — with only an undergrad, you’d have a hard time getting a job in the psych field — you’d need to get a master’s, which puts off your employment by a couple more years.
Bus. Admin. Would be good and make you highly employable in a wide range of jobs, including non-profit.
Teaching: It is a myth that there is a teacher shortage, as the cuts in your district show. But you could teach in a nearby district without uprooting your kids. Plus side of this is that you’d have summers and holidays off with your kids.
Org. Mgmnt — Has a lot of possibilities and like the bus. admin. degree can be used for a wide range of jobs.
That’s not much help, I know. But good luck.
Look at it this way — no matter what you get your degree in, you’ll HAVE your degree, and that alone will make you more employable.
Personally; I would go with "organizational management" !