Following that dream meant countless trips from her Huntingtown home to the University of Maryland, College Park. Her kids understood perfectly. She was attending the University of Maryland at the same time all four of her children were there. That's where the similarity ended. We older students seemed more driven, motivated.
Older students have a specific purpose and are more serious about class work.
They don't have the same socializing issues younger students have. She has considered going back to school for her Ph.D., but even her hands are full with a husband, four children, five grandchildren plus one on the way and a full-time job. I love my children, and I love learning. I'm one of the fortunate. But she is not alone.