Perspectives on Archaeological Education from a Graduate Student’s Journal

This short piece offers a perspective on the current archaeological educational format, evaluating topics like access to field school and the cultural resources management (CRM) job market. From personal experiences, a similarity is shown between the gap in skills of what is learned in academia and what is applied in a job. The COVID-19 pandemic plays a critical role in accessing field school experiences and preparing undergraduate students for graduate studies. Solutions range in the smaller scale of mentor–mentee relationships where expectations and lack of expertise can be evaluated to prepare the graduate student for further educational paths or the job market.