We'll it's official....I had to withdraw from Full Sail. They told me I had two choices; Stay in the class and fail or withdraw. The university would not let me take a leave because I already took one for the birth of my 2ND child. I didn't want to mess up my GPA, since I have to keep a 3.0. If I would have stayed in the class, my GPA would have dropped to about a 2.6. I may have received a "grade forgiveness"; I wasn't sure and I didn't want to take the chance. Right now, the plan is to go back in February 2010, but that may change.
I probably should post this but I don't care at this point: I am REALLY sick of school. I'm tired of going to class, studying items not relating to what I want to do. I went to Full Sail to have more job options...I figured if my position was eliminated, I could go into a different direction. I realize now that what i want to do is to play, write and teach music, with the emphasis on the performance and composition. Don't get me wrong, I have learned a great deal in the last year of school. Now that my wife and I have two kids, school is not important to me anymore. What's the point of getting a PH.D if I can't spend quality time with my family? I would rather have the time with my family and my sanity.
The plan is to go back in February. I feel that I've gone too far in the program just to abandon it. The goal will be to finish by Spring Break. Even if I never venture into instructional design or education technology, the knowledge acquired would be valuable.
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