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Direct linkMedford, Lienne; Knorr, Ron – National Middle School Association (NJ3), 2005
While it may seem unusual that a person firmly established in a career would choose to take on the challenges of teaching adolescents, when we look at the definitions of middle age and the reasons some people make a career change, we realize that middle school can be a great place for middle-aged mid-career changers. They are returning to the…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Career Change, Middle School Teachers, Nontraditional Students
