[Tom Edgerton]

Kimber--

I thought that might be the case, in regard to your desire to finish. "Just wanting" the degree in itself is a perfectly legitimate reason for completing it. In the meantime, you might relieve some of your frustration with bad teaching by taking some really high-quality workshops out there with painters you admire. I've made some dramatic leaps in a very short time by hooking up with the right teachers at the right time.

Also, I know that my story is not yours, so feel free to ignore anything I say as not applicable.

Good luck!--TE