before anyone has a fit, we know each other, and I'm sure he didn't mean to send this to the list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lauri L. Bartlema Curatorial Assistant Conservation Division Directorate of Environment Fort Bliss, Texas > ---------- > From: Arthur H. Harris[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: Museum discussion list > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 7:52 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: experience > > Gosh--all this intelligence coming out of a _used_ brain! (Clarify, > if you will--according to modern practice, "used" is no longer > used--instead, things are "pre-owned"--does this go for female > brains?) > > "Bartlema, Lauri, L." wrote: > > > > Educational requirements ARE ratcheting higher and higher, but not > just > > in the Museum-job world. It's popping up everywhere. My mother is > a > > nurse, and has been a nurse for many years. She has a Bachelors in > > nursing. She has worked for the same city institution for YEARS, > yet > > they have just decided that they will no longer hire any nurses that > do > > not have a Masters in nursing. And that all their current nurses > must > > earn a Masters, in their own copious spare time, by the year 2002, > or > > they will be let go. This is one instance where experience matters > not > > a bit. > > > > I personally think that in a society where more and more people are > > going straight to college after high school, there has been created > a > > pool of "higher educated" people for companies to choose from. > Since > > more and more people are getting more education, the > > companies/institutions can and have raised their expectations as far > as > > the requirements of entry level and higher positions are concerned. > > What most haven't raised is their salary rate. I agree with the > people > > who have stated that as long as there are people who are willing to > work > > for the ridiculously low wages, then the wages will not go up, at > least > > not until the Federal Govt forces them up with an increase in > minimum > > wage. In my opinion, this goes on the list of "sad but true" things. > > > > Lauri L. Bartlema > > Curatorial Assistant > > Conservation Division > > Directorate of Environment > > Fort Bliss, Texas > > > > > ---------- > > > From: E.J. Karetny[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > > > Reply To: Museum discussion list > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 4:21 PM > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Subject: Re: experience > > > > > > ok, say you have a master's but not in museum studies and youre > > > looking > > > for work in natural history, say collections. you have a little > > > experience as a curatorial assistant. is this "enough" experience > (at > > > the very very least shows experience and interest or > something...)? > > > would you benefit from yet another academic debt with a master in > > > museum > > > studies? when everyone ends up with this degre, what will they > demand > > > of you next? > > > this is not meant to sound bitter but i'm just getting the feeling > > > that > > > the educational requirements are ratcheting higher and higher. > > > > > > looking forward to responses, ejk > > > > > -- > Laboratory for Environmental Biology > Centennial Museum (Natural and Cultural History) > phone (915)747-6985; fax (915)747-5808; [log in to unmask] > http://www.utep.edu/leb http://www.utep.edu/museum >