Reflections: Retirement as an opportunity to go back to school

by Carolyn Tytler

Terrific! I can go to school today! Never, throughout fourteen years of formal education, followed by thirty-five years of teaching, did I ever believe those words would pass my lips. However, as has been observed before, ...read more

by Stanley Roberts

Retirement is the perfect time to go back to school. Going back to school after retirement gives you the opportunity to learn about the things that interest you. After retirement we no longer have to take courses in our pr...read more

by Christine G.

When I went to university, I wanted to study classical language and literature. However, I felt that there was a distinct lack of career opportunities in Latin and Greek, so I compromised. I did a double honor program in...read more

by William Bond

Retirement is your chance to do something new with your life. You have an excellent opportunity to go back to school, and study an area of work, you want to go into now. I have a couple of friends who just signed up at a ...read more

by A.W. Berry

The world still needs mature people who know things, and life doesn't end at 65. This is the 21st century and expected lifespan is pushing near the 80's on average. Furthermore, as a part of the information age, no one can...read more

by Ms Faye

First to clarify; I have yet to retire. I feel it is important to make those decisions before actually retiring. We all need to develop a sound retirement plan. Most articles I have read focus on the money issues while...read more