I got into the field quite late( and  35 is not to old to start I'm 42)
because at Rutgers the Dean of the Education department told me I wasnt
capable of teaching or hold the position of President of the Students for
Education club because I wasnt in the Education curriculum.My advisor in
both History and Museums Studies told me to look towards museums. Well I
teach in a middle school and intern at a Historic House.The sperintendent of
the scholl district I work for will backdoor me into teaching if I dont find
what I'm looking for elsewhere.I also appreciate many of what all yall say
and take it, even if some think im raising hell. Thanks and God bless. By
the way I'm 42. A real late bloomer.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian Trabue" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 2:03 PM
Subject: Subject: Appropriate/Inappropriate that is the question and let's
change the topic


> I like the idea of discussing why/how we got
> interested in the field.  It is a positive way to
> redirect the list.
>
> When I was very young my mother used to take me to the
> park and tell me to pick out objects that I liked.
> When I got home I created a collage out of the
> objects.  Later, in high school I took an advanced
> humanities course.  My teacher was very inspiring and
> pushed us to write a paper on something that
> interested us.  I chose Frank Duveneck and spent
> months studying his paintings.  I wrote the paper and
> got an A.  I thought it was the easiest A I ever got
> because I loved researching the artist so much.  I
> have been hooked on art history since that time.  I
> look forward to hearing about other people's
> experiences.
> C. Trabue
>
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