One of these days I'm going to have to start reading those ICLE (Institute of Continuing Legal Education) emails that I get on an almost daily basis. I tend not to open them until I start getting nasty-grams from the State Bar, saying I have X amount of days to get my yearly credits done or I can kiss my license and what little money that I have in my wallet good-bye. What can I say? Nine times out of ten, the seminars are as dry as the toast that I burnt this morning at breakfast. They are also rather expensive. If someone had told me at the beginning of college that law school never really ends for a lawyer, I might have considered an entirely different career path.Do you want to know another career path where education never ends? Try teaching. There is always something new that teachers must learn and pass on to their students. Besides attending continuing education seminars, one way teachers can further their base of knowledge is to obtain a master's degree. Xavier University offers a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction that allows teachers to develop a broader understanding of curriculum development, as well as learn new instructional techniques, through a variety of classes. For instance, the MS Curriculum includes classes on how to integrate new educational technology into the teacher's curriculum and various education movements. The program, which is accredited by the National Counsel for Accreditation of Teacher Education, is fully online and designed to fit around teacher's busy schedules.
I'm watching Oprah right now, and she's featuring some really disgusting segments on super bugs, including the flesh eating bacteria, with Dr. Oz. The first guest just took off her shirt and showed us where she had lost her arm, breast, and almost all the skin on the right side of her body. You could actually see her organs through the skin graft. I'm guessing that doctors must attend continuing education classes, too, especially to keep up with all of that stuff. More power to them, and here I am complaining about sitting in a classroom full of boring lawyers. I guess I'll just open the email next time.
