> >I would like to add a question to Aaron's question - I know American >Studies >is an extremely popular degree right now. Does anyone think too many >people >are heading in that direction to be able to actually find work? > >Carol C. Riggles > In response to the question "are too many people going into American Studies?" I would say yes. I am currently a high school American History teacher and museum volunteer who sees many individuals with this (or related) degrees. I hear them say that if they can't get a job they can always fall back on teaching. Teaching is not something to fall back on. When I was applying for teaching positions in Upstate New York it seemed that American Studies/History degrees were a dime a dozen and as a person whose goal was to become a teacher it was frustrating to meet these people(and compete against them) who only wanted to be teacher until something better came along. The teacher shortage is real, but not in the Social Sciences. Kimberly Hase ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).