I haven't yet attempted a masters degree, and I'm not sure if I will. I did get accepted into one a few years back - its focus was on digital technology. Sounded interesting, but I just didn't get around to starting it.

I get how you feel about middle school STEM. I teach Year 7 Maths, and find, at times, that it can be particularly trying and energy sapping. I'd never really thought a great deal about the why - I always just chalked it up to "that's the nature of Year 7's", however, after some of your comments here, I may have opened up a whole new way of thinking about it.

Perhaps master's degrees do have something of worth in them! Thanks for sharing your insights and how you are travelling with it all.