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Article: Should professional preparation programs have any authority to limit the types of jobs that future professionals may take while enrolled?(Issues)
- Article from:
- JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
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No! Students who work their way through school are to be commended. Often, those are the students with a purpose in attending school. The types of jobs they perform while attending school is their business.
As students progress through their training, they are scrutinized by instructors and supervisors. Prejudice looms large when people discount students based on their employment choices. Often, teacher educators look for students with personalities that "fit" the school environment, while excluding those who do not have that "should be a teacher" persona.
A former student was a "dancer" while in school. Some faculty questioned whether she should be a ...