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Teaching not just for new grads

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Published 08/19/08

Last year Dan Kassel, 32, was an attorney for the Baltimore City Police Department, but this fall, he'll be a 10th-grade biology teacher at Annapolis High School.

J. Henson - The Capital From left, new teachers Lauren Mancini, Dan Kassel, Bob Nestruck and Kelly Jowers work together at new teacher orientation last week at Old Mill High School. This year’s crop of new teachers includes some older faces as the school system steps up efforts to recruit people from other professions into teaching.
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"I always thought about teaching," he said. "I felt like it's a profession where you really, truly can make a difference."

While the typical new teacher comes to Anne Arundel schools fresh out of college, some of this year's recruits reflect a growing effort by the schools to hire career changers. Faced with a national teacher shortage, schools everywhere are looking for recruits - county schools hire hundreds each year - in...

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