I graduated from law school ten years ago this month. Taking these real estate license classes are like a refresher course. I’m starting to understand why people fail the real estate license test; we’ve basically gone over three or four semester-long law school classes in three days (including Contracts, Property and Business Associations). I imagine these terms and concepts would be really difficult if I hadn’t learned them before. There are very few brand new ideas for me (surveying, for one), so I struggle to pay attention, but I know the best way to pass the test is to pay attention in class. I’ve almost always done well on tests when I pay attention; they usually tell you what’s on the test in class. Three classes down and only five more to go. I hope the financing and appraisal classes are more interesting for me.
Before I left class, I also talked to the instructor who provided the contact person who hires the teachers. My instructor had offered to get this information for anyone that was interested in teaching. I taught sociology part-time at our local community college for about three years when I was finishing up law school and starting my law practice. The hardest part, for me, about teaching higher education is navigating the underlying politics of the academic world. That is also a major reason I went to law school after earning my Master’s degree in Sociology instead of moving forward with PhD coursework and a lifetime of academia. This is also the reason I confirmed a contact person for hiring; I’ve sent in plenty of online applications to the local colleges and never heard back.