Help Wanted: Special Education
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of USC. All opinions are 100% mine.
Some of my friends are fretting over the current job situation that they are in. Many are employed but a few have found themselves with a pink slip. To me, it is a time to get more competitive and to go back to basics. The professions that seem to be hiring across the board are in the medical field or, to some extent, are specialized teachers.
Across the nation, school districts are in a reshuffle. As jobs move, some districts find that they need to combine classes to respond to lower enrollment numbers while some are experiencing a boom. Teachers are getting pink slips in some cases. Luckily, in places such as Washington, D.C., teachers are retained based on performance rather than merely tenure. Even so, the need for new teachers is very much there. However, the greatest need is for teachers who specialize either in special education or have scientific qualifications to teach technical classes. In fact, Not that teachers with general degrees are not needed, but the more flexible you can be or the more you have in your toolbox, the greater chance you have as districts shuffle things around.
The problem sometimes is finding the time, or with someone who is unemployed, having the extra resources such as gas money to attend a Masters program. Another dilemma is deciding to be away from a newborn baby. If you have found yourself in this dilemma, you may want to check out the program information from the USC Rossier School of Education.
Whether you are a teacher with a Bachelor’s Degree and want to define your niche, or you have a degree in another discipline and want to teach, you can learn from the comfort of your home. There is an extensive online program that includes a tuition reimbursement program and an accelerated program. There are local field based experiences, so don’t worry about just reading a book and not being able to apply it. The school is ranked #9 for education programs among private institutions and #22 nationwide.
Have you considered going for additional degrees or certification online? If so, tell me what your experiences have been?
1974: Sansabelt Slimmed and Trimmed
Ah, Sansabelt.
Today Sansabelt is at the butt of some jokes, portrayed as the fashion detail for folks who are looking for extra room in their drawers at turkey time. Did you know that back in the day, Sansabelt pants were considered pretty fashionable? What, no belt? Are you crazy? In fact, Jaymar offered the feature on their stylish windowpane plaid dacton trousers. There were oodles of celebrity endorsements, including one by Tom Shaw. At the time of this 1974 advertisement, he was the youngest touring professional golfer. In other words, they were pitched as pants for an active lifestyle. Or at least one that including walking, then stopping, then walking, then stopping.
The pants’ “exclusive hidden waistband never ceases to slim him, trim him, keep his shirt tail in and provide an incredible feeling of comfort around the middle.” Brown plaid is not your thing? “Sansabelt Slacks with Dacron polyester come in virtually every cut, color and pattern, each designed to look lavish, yet made to wear and wear.” And wear they do. I have found dozens of examples of the pants that look like the day they came out of the factory.
They were also known as the slacks seen on NBC, not that anyone was squinting at their 12″ black and white searching to see if anyone was wearing a belt.
I am just glad that Tom Shaw was a relatively conservative dresser. At the time, plaid pants were a little more de reguer than they are in 2010. I am not sure if you remember my post about 40s golder Tommy Goodwin and his fashion choices that kind of creep some folks out. (Click to see purely at your own risk).
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