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My son's first grade teacher has been in the same school teaching the same grade for 40 years! Is this good or would you fear she was stuck in her ways, out of date, out of touch and burned out? Would you prefer a younger teacher for your kids?
It really depends on the teacher-experience can go a LONG way in dealing with those kids. Some younger teachers are stuck in their way too. If we are just going on generalizations, I would prefer having a 40 year veteran teaching my kids the fundamentals of learning-reading, writing, arithmetic-which is what they do in 1st grade.
If you are going to stereotype, you might as well be fair and negatively stereotype the young teacher as well. Make it similarly ignorant:
"My son's first grade teacher just started teaching this year! Is this good or would you fear that she was a product of today's poor education, and would like OMG txt msg her bfs in class and show up drunk on Fridays?"
To answer the quetsion, you'd think that, after 40 years of doing something, she'd be able to do it with her eyes closed. Why would you equate having 40 years of experience to being out of date and burned out? She still has to teach in a school with other teachers, and complete CE credits like everyone else.
My kids had a kindergarten teacher who had been in their school forever, probably close to 40 years. Parents used to beg to have their children assigned to her class. She was loved by all, and a darn good teacher to boot. She had all the patience in the world, and nothing fazed her.
I want my child to have a teacher that is knows what s/he is doing and is enthusiastic about teaching no matter how many years experience. If someone has been teaching for 40 years, it may mean that s/he loves it enough to keep working instead of retiring. (not always, but it does happen)
the "out of date" siuation is ridiculous. I am a younger, new teacher and the "old" teachers have to take the same prof. development as the rest of us year afyer to keep certification.
I agree with another poster. Teachers have to update their certifications all the time. I tend to prefer people with a lot of experience myself. I would say if this teacher is still in the field then they enjoy it and those are the best ones to have. They have seen it all. My son had a teacher that taught for 7 yrs. She was hostile and you could tell she hated her job. The following year he had a teacher that was on her 25th year. She was awesome. It simply depends on the individual and not how many years they have under their belt.
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Actually older teachers are kind of better for reasons stated above. The out of date thing is just ridiculous, like others said. Ive had teachers that have taught for probably 40 years, and I had a 22 year old female teacher and a 24 year old male history teacher. Both were awesome.
My kids had a kindergarten teacher who had been in their school forever, probably close to 40 years. Parents used to beg to have their children assigned to her class. She was loved by all, and a darn good teacher to boot. She had all the patience in the world, and nothing fazed her.
The same thing happend at my kids school. I was fortunate that both of my kids were in her class before she retired a year or two later.
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