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My second daughter turned 22 in June before she began teaching high school in August - in the same high school she had graduated from! The only problem it presented was some people assuming she was a student until she informed them otherwise. She was always a bit more mature than her peers and carries herself confidently and that helps her appear older than she is.
The few students who didn't give her respect didn't give any teacher respect. The vast majority adore her and respect her at the same time. If anyone truly felt odd having someone slightly older teaching them it was never brought up or affected anything.
She has been teaching now for 5 years and things are still going very well for her. She has taught some younger siblings of her classmates and it may feel a little odd at first, but they soon learn she is not their friend no matter her relationship with their sibling. Once they graduate they can call her by her first name and friend her on FB...but before that, no way.
Since it seems to be a problem for some posters (even though the teacher has, presumably, completed the necessary requirements for a teaching degree and credentials. Possibly she was accelerated during high school and skipped a grade or two) there's only one thing to do.
Run her out of the profession. Do this by complaining to the Principal, complaining to the school board, demanding your child be transferred from her class and spead rumors about her. Depending where you are you can say she's a lesbian or slept with various school system functionaries to get her job. Maybe both to cover the all the bases. You can enlist a staff member to help, there's always one in every school that undercuts others.
After all, it's for the children.
In case no one caught it I was being sarcastic.
Mrs. NBP also told me to delete this as 2nd daughter is a first year teacher and someone may see this and decide to do my suggestions on her. As Mrs. NBP said, "There's crazies everywhere".
Last edited by North Beach Person; 03-28-2013 at 12:29 PM..
Reason: clarification
What matters is if the teacher can do the job. This means carrying authority and being able to manage the classroom (most important - without it, no learning can take place). Kids will challege or test any teacher of any age.
I sub'd when I was 21 at a highschool. The weird part was that some of the kids were already my friends on facebook. WEIRD. I wont graduate until 2014 with my BA and by then ill be 24. Im teaching middle school though.
When I was in college there was a new 14 yr old student who got her BA degree when she was 18.....she could have been a teacher at that age ..but she was going on for advanced degrees. I do think she would have been too young to teach a high school class.....but she was on a fast track for pure science anyway.
Personally I don't think it's the best idea....that age is way too close to the teenagers. I think at that young of an age they should start out in elementary school. Just my opinion. I'm sure it happens and works out fine, but I personally think it can also be a problem.
I think I would have mixed feelings if one of my kids had a very young teacher.
On the one hand, as a parent, I might worry about the teacher's lack of experience. However, younger teachers *tend* to be pretty up on the latest technology in the classroom so that could certainly be a big benefit to my kids.
Personally I don't think it's the best idea....that age is way too close to the teenagers. I think at that young of an age they should start out in elementary school. Just my opinion. I'm sure it happens and works out fine, but I personally think it can also be a problem.
[quote=Pitt Chick;28879814]Having a secondary certification and specializing in AP Calc, trig and geometry (for example) hardly helps a kindergartener![/quote]
It is really sad that so many people think that teaching elementary is "easier" to teach than high school.
And, it is also sad that some people are only concerned about the tiny, tiny, tiny percentage of young teachers who "cross the line" with their high school age charges.
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I agree 100%. Once she's a little more seasoned I hope she grows into a wonderful teacher.
