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Lesson Plans


Art jobs and age

From: John & Sandra Barrick (astroboy)
Date: Thu Jun 15 2000 - 08:09:42 PDT

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    sharonbk wrote:

    > I'm now 43 and I think some of it might have had to do with my age. And I'm
    > a long-term resident of the areas I was applying to. But still I watched as
    > fresh, but inexperienced (i.e. right out of college) and highly transitory
    > teachers were hired for the jobs that I felt I was perfect for.
    So this is my dilemma- I still don't have the money to go back to
    school and get a MFA or art teacher degree but I'm wondering if it's
    to my advantage anyway.
    You all believe that age puts a hamper on getting a job. Well I
    could lie, but if I do it would appear I won't have any experience-
    however lying wouldn't be to my advantage when they see when I
    graduated college and high school. I've been told I still look young
    (ironic since I'm only 38 soon to be 39) see my picture on our
    clubsite.<http://members2.clubphoto.com/art216973/>
    So are you saying all the subbing, private lessons and work in art
    plus my own artwork won't be applicable towards getting a job?
    Sandra
    who has about 4,000 lessons and tons of samples!
    astroboy 

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