- This is a personal experience from a teacher: "I started University and then got married and had 3 kids before I graduated with my teaching degree. While I was pregnant with my second child, in my second year of school and working part time, I was explaining my frustrations to my mom about completing my degree. She responded with "nobody pays you for a half a degree and 2 years are going to come and go anyway, you'll either have your degree or not." How does this advice relate to getting education, training or degree?