Kelly Faircloth's saved articles

I worked for a for-profit college for a while. Almost every one of my students was a parent of multiple children. Most of them were going to school to get a better job to better provide for their families, but the majority left with no degree and staggering amounts of debt. Pretty soul crushing. Read more

My school, FGCU, has a professionally-staffed daycare on campus, plus a food pantry for students. Read more

Utica has been fairly understanding, allowing my husband some leeway after our first two children were born and letting him drop a class without penalty after we realized one class was just too hard at that time. He just finished it after retaking it this past Sunday. It was some horrible law class he needed. A lot of… Read more

we were extremely cautious choosing the school my husband attends online. We chose Utica College . He is slowly getting a degree in cyber security. Even though he is taking classes one at a time and online, it Read more

Oof. That buzzfeed article about Everest sounds exactly like the culinary school I attended which is right now in the news for being sued by 80 former students in a class action lawsuit for claiming we'd all get big money and great jobs but in reality leaving us with solid skills but deep in debt. Read more

My cat Creamsicle was found half frozen in Phila in 2011. She was brought to ACCT by a Good Samaritan. Her rescue had a contest to name her. What else would you call an orange and white frozen kitten?

Admins at my Ivy League grad school (so not even undergrads, and not the average college) said they didn't want affordable childcare or it would "encourage the grad students to have kids." Read more

Like katsuospawn, I want to correct your misinterpretation. Humanities programs are actually very difficult to get into (into top programs I mean, and even public ivies) precisely because of the cutbacks to liberal arts education. We can afford only to accept the best of the best applicants and even some of those… Read more

I went to a college lab preschool when my mom was in school. Those places are so very important- it provides a safe place for the parents to leave their kids and provides a valuable resources for students who are interested in going into social services or education. I think every college and university should have… Read more

I am one of those students. I returned to school in my mid-thirties to get a Bachelors (now working on a Master's as I approach 40). It has helped me, as I find that I'm more focused and motivated than I was when I was 20. My kids (5 & 7) think that you just go to school your whole life. Read more

It's kind of an impossible situation. The worst part is, that most of them can only get some of the softer degrees like english, instead of a degree that would really immediately impact their life upon graduation... simply because those degrees demand an enormous amount of time. Read more

I teach at a college with a lot of non-traditional students (older students, veterans, homeless students, etc.) so I get a fair amount of parents. I really feel for what they are balancing, especially the single parents, and I've ended up accepting doctor's notes for kids with the flu when the parent has to miss a… Read more

You know you done fucked up when your own mother is happy you weren't home for Thanksgiving. Read more

"What was it like, raising these two?"
"It has not been easy." and then later, "I know we have to take responsibility for them."

I'm ROLLING.

She's so embarrassed by those two. That's the glorious part of all this. You can just picture her sitting there watching this, afraid the neighbors are all seeing her children duke… Read more

You can hear the embarrassment in his voice when he says, "Oh God, it's Mom." That's how you know this is real. Read more

mrs woodhouse 4 prez Read more

LITERAL BEST MOM Read more

I wish every single pundit/politician on earth lived in fear of their mom calling them publicly on their shit. Read more

Twisted Sisters Read more

Nuns n' Rosaries. Read more