Contemplating Doing Something Radical For Myself

[Duckfan]

Going back to school and working on a Masters In education.

Granted this may not be very radical, but something I never thought I would have to think about. My true goal is to get training to work as a teacher, but the option to work on a Masters Degree was something that was put before me. I do have to make a decision fairly soon.

But here's the concern: I haven't been in a classroom since 1993. So all the necessary things you do as a student besides study all day and night, come into play. One part is taking good notes (I'm certainly rusty in that department). Writing quality papers that pass muster of a professor/instructor (some of these people worry me sometimes). And of course knowing how to properly research stuff and put it together for a dissertation (with the concern my computer is going to break at the wrong time).

Of course I have to take math, reading, and English Comp. exams to qualify just to get in. And as with most of us, our motto is: math sucks (figuring out x and y slope is not going to be fun). But I'm trying to prepare for that anyway.

So I ask those who may already have an M.A. what would I be getting myself into if I go this route? What are the ups and downs of getting through this kind of program? Not sure what other questions to ask but just thought I would throw it out here since I need to get it off my chest. I'll hit the post button and see what the jury says. Thanks.