In the years I've been a member of the Museums list,
there have been countless tails of frustrated
erstwhile museums professionals. These are people who
have worked hard and incurred significant debt to get
a college education they could use as the key to
opening the door to a museum career, but they have
been disappointed because the amount of education
required isn't always commensurate with the pay AND
they have significant debt to pay off.
I've been trying to offer what I can to help folks
find employment or at least opportunities that can
give you transferrable skills you can use toward
employment.
I've just stumbled onto something else, and I think it
may be a good match for some of you.
In my daily search for employment, I was on
http://careers.yahoo.com and put in a query across the
US using the term "grant." Now I will tell you that I
often come up with mismatches on the Yahoo searches
(but there's enough of value not to discount the
process entirely). When I searched for grants a SLEW
of jobs came open, in a myriad of locales for a job
title of Teach for America Corps Member.
While it's not a job for which I have an interest, I
did find some magic keywords that could be of help to
MANY of you if you wish to apply and can qualify. The
job would require you to teach for two years. It
would pay a fairly decent salary during that time, AND
it would also include almost $10,000 in college loan
foregiveness among other perks. You would, in effect,
be forestalling your musuems quest while working off
some of your debt and getting a decent salary. You
could augment that with some volunteerism at one or
more of your local museums AND, perhaps--just
perhaps--you could open the mines of many
impressionable young people to the value that lies in
museums.
I'm taking the liberty of copying the text of one of
the jobs (there are many, so I'm asking you to do your
own search on the term "Teach for America" at
http://careeers.yahoo.com) so that you can see where
this MIGHT be a win for you:
***PLEASE NOTE THAT IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE
2002 CORPS, YOU MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED APPLICATION.
RESUMES SUBMITTED WITHOUT AN APPLICATION WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED. SEE THE CONTACT INFORMATION AT THE END OF
THIS POSTING TO LEARN HOW TO APPLY.
TEACH FOR AMERICA is the national corps of outstanding
and diverse recent college graduates who commit two
years to teach in public schools in low-income urban
and rural communities. Each year, Teach For America
selects a corps of more than 1,000 individuals,
provides them extensive training during summer
institutes, places them as full-time, paid teachers in
urban and rural public schools, and coordinates an
ongoing network to support them during their two years
as teachers and beyond. As a Teach For America corps
member, you will have a big impact in the lives of
children growing up today, gain the insight, network,
and credibility to effect long-term change, and set
yourself up for success regardless of the professional
field you ultimately choose.
POSITIONS/ LOCATIONS
* Approximately 1,300 openings for the 2002 corps
* Special need for people of color, bilingual Spanish
speakers, and math/science majors
* Candidates of all backgrounds and majors encouraged
to apply
* No educational coursework or certification required
* Corps members placed in both elementary and
secondary positions
* 2002 locations: Atlanta, Baltimore, Bay Area,
Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, South
Louisiana, Mississippi Delta, New Jersey, New
Mexico/Navajo Reservation, Greater New Orleans, New
York City, Eastern North Carolina, Phoenix, Rio Grande
Valley, Washington, D.C.
Applicants indicate their preferences for regional
sites, grade levels, and subject areas on interview
day. Teach For America works to meet these
preferences while meeting districts’ needs and
considering district and state requirements.
BENEFITS
* Full salary - $22,000 to $40,347, depending on
region; health benefits
* $9,450 in college loan forgiveness; college loan
forbearance for up to two years
* Summer Training Institute room and board paid for by
Teach For America
* $1.6 million in transitional grants and no-interest
loans available; packages range from $1,000 to $4,800
JOB REQUIREMENTS
* Leadership ability, strong critical thinking skills,
and a record of outstanding achievement in past
endeavors
* Bachelor’s degree by June 2002 with a minimum 2.5
cumulative GPA
* Citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident of
the United States
* 2001 corps profile: average GPA of 3.5; 86% held
leadership positions; 35% people of color
CONTACT US
* For more information, visit our website at
www.teachforamerica.org; email
[log in to unmask]; or call 1-800-832-1230
ext. 225
* To apply on-line, go to www.teachforamerica.org
* To request a paper application, go to
http://www.teachforamerica.org/tfa/how/help
* To begin teaching in fall 2002, an application must
be submitted by February 21, 2002
This company is an equal-opportunity
Desired Requirements:
Please see Job Description Field
I dunno, it just seems to me that this may help some
of you get a leg up on getting rid of some of your
debt and may lead to cultivation of countless young
minds about the true value of museums.
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Indigo Nights
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http://victorian.fortunecity.com/stanmer/414
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