# Am I too old to teach camp? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 20, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-too-old-to-teach-camp/681762 "2014-02-20T02:10:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-too-old-to-teach-camp/681762/21 "2014-02-21T15:19:10Z")
That’s the equivalent of a job making $25k a year…it’s not like the board makes a difference, as you won’t be getting out of your current living arrangements. I would be more concerned about your initial comment: > [@](#): > > I swore last summer that I’d never teach camp again. Apparently it was that bad, and I doubt the conditions have improved that much…the question is your need for income gotten worse since last summer? ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-too-old-to-teach-camp/681762/22 "2014-02-21T16:21:56Z")
Last summer I was teaching day camp at the zoo, so a little different from this. Different enough? I don’t know. That’s my hesitation. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-too-old-to-teach-camp/681762/23 "2014-02-28T04:38:12Z")
Any decision? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-too-old-to-teach-camp/681762/24 "2014-02-28T05:21:30Z")
No offer yet! They called my references today, so I’ll update when I know more. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-too-old-to-teach-camp/681762/25 "2014-02-28T07:32:13Z")
When I lived in Europe, I took a job in Switzerland every summer for seven summers - teaching at a private boarding school. I was gone from SO for two months. I loved it and wouldn’t have missed the opportunity for anything! However, three months is a long time away, and the money is better than nothing but not exactly “wow”…so I guess it depends upon your actual desire to be up there, with kids and horses and the outdoors. BTW, I was about your age when I was doing this and working with (mostly) younger staff. It was not a problem whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-too-old-to-teach-camp/681762/26 "2014-03-06T21:56:11Z")
OK, got the job offer today. I am also applying for full-time, ongoing jobs. There’s one in particular I think I’m really well qualified for, that I haven’t heard back from yet. Thinking, thinking… ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-too-old-to-teach-camp/681762/27 "2014-03-08T01:01:39Z")
Hooray, I got an interview for the ongoing job! I wonder when’s the last day I can let the camp job know… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-too-old-to-teach-camp/681762.md?page=1)