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Hiring older teachers ?????

by Rick K

Dec 7, 2011

Currently I have an associates degree. I am thinking of returning to college to complete a teaching degree (math) for high school. Will schools hire a 55 to 56 year old first year high school teacher. I don't feel like I'm even close to being over the hill, but, I would hate to get my degree and not find employment opportunities.

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Jamie It depends on you. As someone already asserted, you may have to relocate to get a job. Teaching is my third career. I'm 47 (7th year teaching) and have worked my way up to being a corp officer in a small company and was also in the military. Teaching is the hardest job I've ever had; but, I love it. New demands every day...not just the children eit...See More

Dec 31, 2011

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PK Teach I moved to New Orleans a year or so ago and figured I wouldn't have a problem finding a teaching job, seeing as how I had 6 years experience and a master's degree. Turns out experience and advanced degrees are a bad thing here. As a previous poster mentioned, many districts "reserve" spots for Teach for America students. AND the district only has t...See More

Jan 19, 2012

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Bill W Districts like older teachers. Get a B.S. in the sciences and you should be OK.

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Apr 10, 2012

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Nic On 12/11/11, Math is NOT NOT NOT NOT a shortage area. wrote: > On 12/11/11, anon wrote: >> Age discrimination is rampant in the field. Do NOT waste your >> money going into a field where your "career" will be two or >> three years tops. Besides, there are few or no jobs >> nationally. I don't care about whether ...See MoreOn 12/11/11, Math is NOT NOT NOT NOT a shortage area. wrote: > On 12/11/11, anon wrote: >> Age discrimination is rampant in the field. Do NOT waste your >> money going into a field where your "career" will be two or >> three years tops. Besides, there are few or no jobs >> nationally. I don't care about whether "math" is currently a >> "shortage" area. That could change in just a couple of >> years. > > > This person is right. Don't do it. It is a game of russian > roulette where the odds are not in your favor. Odds are you will > spend a great deal of money as well as precious moments of your > life on this endeavor and in the end, it will gain you nothing. > > And, please, please, please do not believe this stuff about math > being a shortage field. It isn't. IT IS NOT. There are lots and > lots and lots of out of work math teachers. Fully credentialed > math teachers are not in demand. They say that but it is all > lies. Total garbage. Large school districts are signing > contracts with Teach For America in which they agree to hire not > dozens but a 100 or more of their scabs as teachers of math and > science. In a local large school district, 50&37; of their new hires > this year were Teach for America. Those spots are RESERVED for > Teach for America. > > The same district hires the majority of the rest of their math > and science from the Philippines. > > There are very few spots available for traditionally certified > math teachers when so many spots are reserved for Teach for > America, district interns and foreign visa workers. That leaves > the traditionally certified math teachers fighting like starving > dogs over a bone to get the few other spots. > > Seriously, don't bother. The math teacher shortage is a complete > falsehood. Don't get conned by the lies from the government and > school districts. They are telling the lie in order to create a > teacher glut so that they can keep salaries low. When they can't > create the glut, they simply create new alternative certification > routes. They will never ever ever allow a true teacher shortage > in any subject. Please be smart enough not to fall prey to their > lies

Aug 20, 2016

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very enlightening. I learned the hard way. On 12/11/11, Math is NOT NOT NOT NOT a shortage area. wrote: > On 12/11/11, anon wrote: >> Age discrimination is rampant in the field. Do NOT waste your >> money going into a field where your "career" will be two or >> three years tops. Besides, there are few or no jobs >> nationally. I don't care about whether ...See MoreOn 12/11/11, Math is NOT NOT NOT NOT a shortage area. wrote: > On 12/11/11, anon wrote: >> Age discrimination is rampant in the field. Do NOT waste your >> money going into a field where your "career" will be two or >> three years tops. Besides, there are few or no jobs >> nationally. I don't care about whether "math" is currently a >> "shortage" area. That could change in just a couple of >> years. > > > This person is right. Don't do it. It is a game of russian > roulette where the odds are not in your favor. Odds are you will > spend a great deal of money as well as precious moments of your > life on this endeavor and in the end, it will gain you nothing. > > And, please, please, please do not believe this stuff about math > being a shortage field. It isn't. IT IS NOT. There are lots and > lots and lots of out of work math teachers. Fully credentialed > math teachers are not in demand. They say that but it is all > lies. Total garbage. Large school districts are signing > contracts with Teach For America in which they agree to hire not > dozens but a 100 or more of their scabs as teachers of math and > science. In a local large school district, 50&37; of their new hires > this year were Teach for America. Those spots are RESERVED for > Teach for America. > > The same district hires the majority of the rest of their math > and science from the Philippines. > > There are very few spots available for traditionally certified > math teachers when so many spots are reserved for Teach for > America, district interns and foreign visa workers. That leaves > the traditionally certified math teachers fighting like starving > dogs over a bone to get the few other spots. > > Seriously, don't bother. The math teacher shortage is a complete > falsehood. Don't get conned by the lies from the government and > school districts. They are telling the lie in order to create a > teacher glut so that they can keep salaries low. When they can't > create the glut, they simply create new alternative certification > routes. They will never ever ever allow a true teacher shortage > in any subject. Please be smart enough not to fall prey to their > lies

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