No, I didn't flunk.  You did.  Did you ever think that it was not right you
had to sell your soul to corporate America until you could afford to do what
you like?  Did you ever think that maybe you should work to change that so
that future generations don't have to do what you did?

I spent ten years working or volunteering in museums while working full
time.  I have started my grad degree because I know the one with the most
education wins.  I had excellent advisement....EVERYONE tried to talk me out
of museum work including the director of my graduate program.  my friends
and family said it had no return on investment (education $ vs. salary $).

Teachers used to have such low pay that only women went into the field
because they could afford it only if their husbands made lots of money.
They got it changed.  Starting teachers make $30K a year.  If they can do
it, so can museums.  We are providing a service, just like those nice folks
in green aprons.  If we teach society, obviously starting with those in our
own profession, that our service is valuable, then the same people who pay
$3 for coffee and $25M on airplanes to spy on China will also pay decent
salaries to museum professionals because they want us to keep doing what we
do.

Lori Allen
Graduate Student,
UMSL

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