Ironically, my wife has a problem of too much education. She graduated in 2006 with a bachelor's in both Elementary Education and English as a Second Language.

Ironically, my wife has a problem of too much education. She graduated in 2006 with a bachelor's in both Elementary Education and English as a Second Language. She tried to get a job for a year somewhere in the state (Montana). No one would hire her because she didn't have enough practical education. So she went back and got her Master's in English as a Second Language. Also while doing so she taught at the school to build up her "contracted" work experience. Now she doesn't even get interviews for elementary teaching positions because she has too much education and too much experience. Most of the school districts have a policy to hire only those fresh out of school because they can pay them less. My wife is a very talented teacher and just wants to be able to teach. She doesn't care about the money and would be happy to take the lowest pay grade available. Union rules require that they pay her at her experience/education level. I have no hope for the public system.