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aging teachers...
By Old Sue

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Who is old? Old is relative...
Dolly Parton is 50 something.
Cher is 50 something.
Jane Fonda is 60 something
Joan Collins 60-70 something?
Jane Wyman is 90 something.
Oops, they weren't teachers..but they
look good

Age is relative, although intense plastic surgery helps.

I was in my 'gulp' late 30's when I got my job.

Reasons that I was told I was employable:

gave birth a couple of times and throug with it...(no maternity leave)
had preschoolers
raised elementary schoolers (less sick days)
was a parent
talked with parents
knew what parents looked for (fewer parental

complaints)
was flexible
had compassion for students
was a good student
volunteered at school
volunteered with kids (church, scouts)

To sum it up, I had over 12 years experience with kids! Some of that 24 hour experience. (It comes in handy compared to the newbie teacher who assigns 65 English problems for homework -- what kid has a free evening to do 65 English problems?)

Three principals offered to hire me -- those were the reasons. Don't get down on yourself.


 


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