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In reading the last post it made me wonder if those of us who are in our second career, are being discriminated against due to our age?

A superintendent once told me he would rather hire a "mature" teacher opposed to a recent grad, as we bring life-experience.

But what I am seeing is the recent grads getting the interviews and the jobs.
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bob smith Spread your wings into charter schools, private schools, community colleges, adjunct positions, start apply to NY, Conn, and PA. Sub in two or three other school districts. I know it is tough out there. But the best thing is to keep you and your resume very exposed to many school districts as possible. Use Facebook!!!!.
Aug 8, 2011
Math Teach Actually, I might try Colorado. They have the highest passing score for the Math 7-12, so this might weed out a few applicants who thought that the Calculus was high adventure. In my current state of CT, it's 137. Many H.S.kids could pass it.

On 8/08/11, bob smith wrote: > Spread your wings into charter schools, private schools, communi...See More
Aug 8, 2011
Walt I was hired as a physics teacher at age 55, then all the non- tenured science teachers were RIF'd. Now I'm re-hired in the same district as a math teacher.

During my initial job search, I was passed over for some twenty- somethings, but I think it had more to do do with my advanced degree and therefore greater expense, and not so much my ...See More
Aug 11, 2011
Math Teach Which is why I'm leaving out my graduate degree and graduate math credits out of my job applications.

It seems that hiring committees don't give a hoot about expertise in secondary fields being taught. If they were in charge of medical schools, the M.D.s and Ph.D.s would be out the door, and the "Teacher of the Year" from the Middle school...See More
Aug 12, 2011
ML Math teacher Job opening- math & sci certs

Rev brown (catholic) Sparta, NJ- middle school math with a section of Chem and catechism. High standards. Class act. 973- 729-9174

8/12/11, Math Teach > Which is why I'm leaving out my graduate degree and graduate math > credits out of my job applications. > > It seems t...See More
Aug 14, 2011


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