Taking a break from school can do you a lot of good. I am getting more and more young men returning from the Iraq war. I also get men and women returning to school after time in the work force. They appreciate education so much more.

If you are burned out on school, don't do it, or take a reduced schedule at a low-cost state school or community college and figure out what you want to do.

College has been oversold in our society. There are people with law degrees barefuly scraping by as public defenders; teachers can barely support their families; and MBAs also have been over-produced and also face a crowded market. Plumbers and electricians, on the other hand, learn a skilled trade and can make excellent money.

Ask yourself why you want to go to school -- is there something you want to learn or a goal you want to achieve that requies college? Or are you going to please other people?

You will find your way.