When there are economic problems, a lot of people end up going back to school. They do that because they want to get a better job, and they think that education is the way to do it. For many of them, that’s true. Getting more education in their chosen field, or changing careers entirely, can be a great way for them to go back to work or to stay employed when others are being laid off. If you’re interested in going back to school for those kinds of things, there’s no reason that you shouldn’t. There are other people, though, who go back to school just because they can, and because they love learning.
There’s also no reason that you shouldn’t do that, if it’s something that you’re interested in. Some people aren’t at all interested in getting a degree. They either already have a great job, or they may be retired or independently wealthy and they really don’t need a degree for anything. Still, they enjoy learning and they want to further explore their world. They can do their own, private research, but it’s not the same thing as learning in a classroom or online in a more structured way. Even learning over the Internet from the privacy of your own home is more structured than just surfing around on your own, and can give you the satisfaction of gaining a deep understanding about a subject.
You may also find things that you want to learn even more about, just because you studied them in school. Don’t underestimate how much this kind of learning can teach you, and you much you can really enjoy it. There’s no age limit, and you can learn anywhere that you have a computer and an Internet connection, so you really aren’t limited by your geographic area or other factors. Even people who can’t leave their homes can learn about all kinds of things that interest them.