School's Out for Summer

Hallelujah! Psychology of Aging is OVER! I took my final exam this evening. It's already graded and I also got my term paper back. I am proud and happy to tell you that I received an A+ on my paper and my overall grade for the class was an A+! You know how apprehensive I was about going back to school, but as it turns out, I did ok.

So, now I have to decide whether or not I will continue on my educational journey. Foothill College has decided to offer a few of the courses for the Gerontology Certificate through the summer and maybe one or two in the fall. If they decide to change the hours of the class from 6 pm - 9 pm to 4 pm to 7 pm I will definitely need to consider it.

But not tonight! Tonight I am going to relax and bask in the satisfaction that I did well.

Let me close with something I learned in class: Between 2005 and 2050 the percentage of the population at the age of 85 and above is expected to QUADRUPLE and the number of people with Alzheimer's Disease is expected to QUADRUPLE. There are not enough medical professionals, healthcare facilities or family members to care for these people. The Silver Tsunami is coming and we are not ready. Gerontologists are going to be in great demand.