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In our district the candidate is chosen at the building level, then
the rec is made to HR, and I've seen lots of aged 40 plus teachers
hired. Myself, I moved out west at age 40 (with 10 years teaching
experience) and got a teaching job right away.

On 5/21/13, mm, you are overlooking something wrote:
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> Not all older teachers are veterans. Some are mid-life career
> changers who are freshly trained, energetic, optimistic, tech
> savvy, and healthy. Plus, they have decades of accumulated
> knowledge and wisdom from decades of reading and reflecting and
> living. They only thing they lack is youth, and that seems to be
> enough in many districts to make them unemployable.
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> On 5/20/13, mm wrote:
>> They are usually single, energetic, optimistic, and healthy.
>> They're cheaper. They usually are tech savvy. They are freshly
>> trained and seen as less likely to be seen as dogmatic
>> impediments to change (i.e. little baggage). I'm a vet and see
>> the benefits in experience as well. But, a good mix is needed
>> to create a first - rate staff unless the admin thinks that
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>> On 5/19/13, J wrote:
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>>> getting hired for teaching jobs? Fresh out of college
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>>> kids. Why?
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