Amy Craton将告诉你,完成你已经开始的工作永远不会太晚,即使它需要五十多年的时间才能完成它.
这位94岁的曾祖母本周庆祝获得大学学位,她获得了4.0分的平均成绩.
克拉通于1962年将她的教育搁置,以便在离婚后重返工作岗位并抚养四个孩子.
“毕业后感觉很好,完成我生命中的这一部分,但我觉得我还在路上,”她在南新罕布什尔大学她的学校发布的采访中说。 “我还有很多东西需要学习。”
为了纪念半个世纪的成就,SNHU总裁Paul LeBlanc从曼彻斯特学校飞往Craton居住的檀香山,亲自在毕业典礼上颁发毕业证书.
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坐在轮椅上并且有听力障碍的克拉通没有接受今天的采访,他决定通过大学提供的在线课程返回学校.
她选择南新罕布什尔州,因为它带回了生活在新英格兰的童年记忆.
她决定最终完成学业,因为时机恰到好处 – 她不喜欢在黄金岁月中闲着的想法.
“我看不到只是一直坐在那里观看Netflix,”她在SNHU提供的视频中说道.
克拉通获得了创意写作和英语文学学士学位,是学校历史最悠久的毕业生,大学官员认为她可能是全国历史最悠久的学生之一.
“我正努力让自己的生活充实,”她说.
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克拉通在波士顿北部的马萨诸塞州马尔登长大,并在新罕布什尔州度过了她的夏天。作为一名成年人,她前往加利福尼亚州,在山景城和附近城市抚养孩子.
她多年来一直担任行政助理,并最终搬到夏威夷,因为雇主将她送到度假村作为帮助土地获得丰厚合同的奖励。学校说,她爱上了这个岛,并决定把它变成她的家.
她返回学校的最大挑战不是课程,而是夏威夷和新罕布什尔之间6小时的时差。为了按时完成任务,克拉通经常一直待到凌晨.
但她并不后悔一刻.
“如果你想回到学校,那就去做吧,”她说。 “你将开启一个全新的生活。”
克拉通学位于11月正式授予,但她无法飞出去获得文凭.
她了解到LeBlanc计划亲自授予她学位,但不知道学校还打算为她举办一个由校友和一个住在夏威夷的儿子参加的派对。.
她的另外三个孩子住在大陆,通过视频会议出现.
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“这是一个关于勇气和坚持不懈的故事,52年后,终于完成了这个学位,”LeBlanc在学校视频中说。 “在另一个层面上,这是数百万美国人从未完成的故事 – 生活受到阻碍。生活挡住了艾米。“
LeBlanc指出,尽管克拉通在网上上课,但她在千里之外校园里的18岁儿童中是众所周知的。.
“对她的故事充满了热情,”他说,称克拉通是“灵感来源”。
在艾米11月完成学位后,她决定采取下一个合乎逻辑的步骤:她注册了硕士学位课程,并且已经开始上课.
“只要我获得好成绩,我就会高兴,”她说.
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As an AI language model, I do not have a specific language preference. However, based on the content of the article, it appears to be written in English. The article discusses the inspiring story of Amy Craton, a 94-year-old great-grandmother who recently graduated from college with a 4.0 GPA after putting her education on hold for over 50 years to raise her children. Despite facing challenges such as being in a wheelchair and having hearing difficulties, Craton persevered and returned to school through online courses. She earned a bachelors degree in creative writing and English literature and plans to pursue a masters degree. Her story is a testament to the fact that it is never too late to pursue your dreams and continue learning.
As an AI language model, I do not have a specific language preference. However, based on the content of the article, it appears to be written in English. The article discusses the inspiring story of Amy Craton, a 94-year-old great-grandmother who recently graduated from college with a 4.0 GPA after putting her education on hold for over 50 years to raise her children. Despite facing challenges such as being in a wheelchair and having hearing difficulties, Craton persevered and returned to school through online courses. She earned a bachelors degree in creative writing and English literature and plans to pursue a masters degree. Her story is a testament to the fact that it is never too late to pursue your dreams and continue learning.