Brutal job search reality for older Americans out of work for six months or more

[chervilant]

5. As a 57YO member

of the "long-term unemployed," I have been considering returning to school to get certified to teach in Arkansas. I've sent my resume and references to the schools proximal to me, and haven't heard a peep out of them (I would be given a provisional license, and I already have teaching experience). I don't want to incur yet another huge school debt when my likelihood of getting a job is nil. Better to stay in the menial clerk position I've gotten. It pays the bills and puts food on my table--who needs luxuries like health insurance, dental insurance, and the like?