I Need a Philosophy Fix!

I started graduate school the first of May. Actually, my first class was on my birthday. The degree that I am working towards is an MAT K-6 w/SPED so that I can be a licensed teacher.  The classes so far have been exciting and I love my cohorts, they are a fantastic bunch of gifted people. I look forward to starting the next semester with them.
Back to my point of the title of this post~ "I need a philosophy fix!" One day back in June while I was getting a drink and a bite to eat before class, I saw my favorite philosophy professor. Yes, I am getting my masters at the same college that I received my undergraduate degrees from. Anyway, I went up to my favorite professor and said hi. After not seeing him for six years he still remembered me. We talked a bit and it felt good to be having a conversation with him again. I had missed those talks. 
What I would love to do is take a class from him while I am taking the graduate classes. The problem is, as always, I do not have the money to do so. I really do need a philosophy fix though and so, I will have to figure out a way to make it happen. 
It would be fun to be a philosophy teacher in a high school or jr. high, but the state of Utah does not offer such classes to students. Some of the students would really get into being philosophical.
What to do, what to do!? When I figure it out, I will let you know. For now I must go and be philosophical.

Being Free; A Study of the Constitution of the USA

To be free is to be educated and to be educated is to do the work that one needs to do to maintain that freedom. Our schooling should not stop when we finish high school or college. No, learning is a lifetime adventure, an exciting and to me a very pleasurable journey.
I was telling my son the other day that it would be nice if we could go around to all the colleges, universities and libraries and take classes that are interesting (and free or inexpensive). He of course agreed with me on this idea. The problem is the money, driving and so on. There is a bit of a solution though and that is the internet, the world wide web of opportunity.
In my search for educational opportunities I have found many websites that offer free access to great classes from some of the best schools in the world. From Yale to Stanford, iTunesU, YouTube and so on, the classes are out there for those who want to learn more.
Today I started a free 10 week course; the Constitution 101  offered by Hillsdale College. It is a beginning class, but so far very interesting. Have you read the Constitution or any of the other important documents of our country lately or at all? I have read some and bits and pieces of others, but not all the way through the Constitution and I should have. I will be reading it and many others over the next 10 weeks and writing about my thoughts.
Check out the site and remember to keep learning and having fun.