Friday, September 21, 2012
Real life ageism
My older sister, Jenilee, is a first grade teacher in Union City, a very un developed area. Being so young in this field, she is constantly becoming a victim of ageism. Most of her students parents range between the ages of 17-21, or the children are invloved in a foster home. Many of these parents look at my sister as "unable" or not good enough to teach their child. Being in her twenties, they think that they can take advantage of her or control her. This is a level of ageism because they are disregarding my sister's talent in the teaching field and focusing only on her age. You can see this everywhere from schools to hospitals where other adults lower their standards on young people in the workfield. It saddens me to see this because these exact young adults that they are looking down upon are the next generation of professionals.
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I agree with you on how it sad to see young people get put down in the work place. I don't think that its fair that just because of their age they should be looked down upon. Even if their young they could still be very intelligent and good in their field. If they are good enough to get the job that they have they shouldn't be questioned or taken advanced of because they must know what they are doing to even get the job.
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