"Now, the best teachers are often paid the same as the most ineffective ones, and arbitrary employment standards mean that when school districts are forced into layoffs, a more-effective younger teacher will frequently lose her job before a potentially less-effective colleague who has simply been there longer."
--Jocelyn Huber, Democrats for Education Reform, Director of Teacher Advocacy
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a more-effective younger teacher will frequently lose her job before a potentially less-effective colleague who has simply been there longer
And why do you assume that the younger less-experienced teacher would be more effective? When you fly do you prefer a younger less-experienced pilot or the an older experienced one?
RE: Anonymous April 14, 2011 3:10 PM
Experience does help in teaching, to a point, but the sad fact is that poor teacher preparation has been going on for some time, and some older teachers have either never learned their craft very well or are "retired on the job." Younger teachers with better training and more drive can indeed outperform such older teachers.
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