In past times, I considered various occupations or focus within the system when becoming a qualified teacher. 

While on the family farm and after completing year 12, I dabbled in correspondence study. I did:

A unit of Sociology.

A General Bookeeping Unit.

A Woolclassing Certificate.

Some studies in agriculture.

Study in the area of Commercial Law.

But it was all scattered and unrelated study until I settled on teaching.

After graduating as a teacher, I studied several certificate and degree courses – but in the end did not want to move from schools so was happy to be a school principal in the decades preceding my retirement.

I enjoyed my career

But now it is over

And I am retired

And reflective.

What I did I enjoyed

And I wanted nothing else.