Adult Education Philosophy Paper

The purpose of adult education, in my opinion, is to cultivate the skills needed to become more competitive in the workplace or in one's own business. Another reason is to stay abreast of the variety of changes that occur in the world. Adults have a variety of reasons why they decide to go back to school. For some people, going back to school is a necessity to get a promotion or to even keep their job. For other people, they are motivated by opportunities that lie ahead in the future by holding an advanced degree. In my case, I decided to get a degree because it was something that was important to my family and myself, I wanted to change the field that I was working in, and I also wanted to increase my salary.

Going to college was not an option when I was graduating from high school. It was something that I was expected to do. In fact, I was constantly reminded as a high school student that I needed to keep my grades up so that I would be accepted to good colleges. Once I graduated with my bachelor's degree, I knew that I was eventually going to go back to school and obtain my master's degree. Both my mother and father had obtained their master's degree, so I wanted to follow in their footsteps. My mother was an educator for several years. Her belief in the importance of education filtered down to me and is probably why I'm planning on enrolling in a doctoral program once I have received my master's degree.

After I graduated from Seton Hall University with my B.A. in Communications/Journalism, I worked in the field for about four years. During that time, I covered a lot of stories on the State of Pennsylvania taking over the Philadelphia School District. This coverage sparked my interest in pursuing another field. I knew that I could always write if I wanted to, but I also wanted to use my writing skills and assist people who were not very good at writing. It was important for me to have a career in a field where I felt like I was making a contribution to society, and with journalism I did not feel as though I was contributing enough.