Education Review Place

Since my husband and I moved into our house three years ago, I have been reserving a spot on the wall in my office for my university diploma — whenever I get around to framing it.

It's not that I'm not proud of my diploma. I am. Unfortunately, there is a combination of factors that have kept me from hanging it on my wall, despite the fact that I graduated more than four years ago.

First of all, it's hard to find good diploma frames. You can't just go into some discount store and pick up a four dollar frame, because believe me, you get what you pay for. Those frames are simply terrible — cheaply made, with flimsy cardboard as backing and no clips to hold that and the picture in the frame.

The other problem is that I just never seem to have time to mat and frame my diploma. Heaven knows I'm busy with real life these days — doing the job that my diploma got me, incidentally.

I know it's important in many ways to be proud of your college diploma, and to display it so that you can be reminded of what you have to be proud of (and, of course, remind others too). And someday, my framed diploma will hang on my wall in all its glory. In the meantime, though, it doesn't hurt to remember that the real treasure is what is inside your head — and the line on your resume that states your qualifications and helps you land good jobs.