As a museum educator you will wear many hats. Often, to initiate programs that you and your museum find worthwhile you will need to seek out the necessary financial resources. Also, in any work environment an understanding of basic budget principals is important. After being a museum educator for almost seven years I find that the little bit of financial training I received on the undergraduate and graduate levels does come in handy. Remeber, in museum education the broader knowledge base you have the better off you will be and the more joy and success you will achieve. Sincerely, Hope McMath Acting Director of Education The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Lynn [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 3:48 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Question for those in education departments I am hoping to one day work in an education department of a children's or science museum, and I have a question for all those who work in education departments. I am a college student currently taking an accounting class and I was wondering, what use will this particular class be to me in my chosen career path? I don't understand why I have to take it, because I am going into museum education, not any type of management. Could someone please enlighten me? Jennifer Lynn Tusculum College Class of 2001 Go Pioneers! << File: ATT00004.html >> ========================================================= 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).