Last Friday, I went to a graduate program presentation at UTA. I have been toying with the idea of getting a Masters in some business field instead of my doctorate in psychology. It is the difference between 8-10 hours a day for six years for my Doctorate or two years for my Masters. I've been doing a lot of web searching and the degree that would seem to be of the most use is the Master in Public Administration. After the presentation, I scoured my home library and found Public Policy-Making by James Anderson. I'm reading that book right now and I ordered Introducing Public Administration by Shafritz. I have over a year before I have to make a decision since I will still be home educating for three more years for certain; but, I need to figure out where I want to jump if they decide to go to public High School.

I don't see this as a total jump away from psychology. Much of the stuff I have been reading seems steeped in Social Psychology and a true understanding of how & why people think may be a good thing. So, I will also continue reading my cognitive psychology…and speaking of which…I found a copy of Quest for Consciousness by Koch at Half Price Books so I can start reading that book again. I left my copy at the coffee shop over a month ago and no one ever returned it so I haven't been able to study in a while.