How would you feel if you found out DC was getting a 23yr old first year teacher?
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Anonymous
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Really, were you so irresponsible at 23 that you cannot trust another 23-year old?
I would be happy said teacher is probably energetic and full of enthusiasm. I would expect a few minor issues along the way, but nothing to scare me away. |
Anonymous
| OP here. FWIW, I am a former teacher, although at the university level and the child in question is in SN Pre-K. Yes, I totally know about the enthusiasm factor, BTDT myself but made lots of mistakes at the same time. |
Anonymous
| OP get a life |
Anonymous
| One of our best teachers ever was a maybe 24-year old who had taught for one year in another state before moving here to teach first grade. She was amazing and much better than the very experienced kindergarten teacher we had had the year before. |
Anonymous
| Love the young teachers. They are full of energy and still looking to prove themselves. |
Anonymous
| Let me guess. You were over 40 when you had your special little snow-flake-a-roonie and so now that you could be your kids grandmother a 23 year old looks young? |
Anonymous
I taught at a high school for four years (started at age 23) and got asked to prom every year by a student  I also had a male student kiss me on the cheek once. It was quick and in passing (I was standing outside my classroom during a passing period) and I was so stunned I didn't do anything.
OP, I worked my ass off my first year teaching. I KNOW I was a good teacher and my students loved me. Just because she is fresh out of school is not a reason to request a classroom change. First year teachers are fresh, energetic and creative. I found that teachers that had been teaching for 10, 20, 30 years tended to get blah. |
Anonymous
| We had an absolutely wonderful experience with a 23-year-old first time teacher. What really amazed me were her classroom management skills -- this is an aspect of teaching that can take a while to master. |
Anonymous
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Waaayyyy better than the 30 something "experienced" teacher who is angry and can't teach outside a very narrow box DS has.
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Anonymous
| It would not bother me at all. |
Anonymous
| 23 is a magical age. magical. |
Anonymous
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I'd far prefer that to the miserable, one-year-from-retirement, mailing it in grumpfest my kid endured this year.
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Anonymous
| I am a teacher. My feeling is that you should give her a chance! Try not to pre-judge. I would feel optimistic that she will be enthusiastic/hard-working, because she is is not yet burnt out...and she most likely wants to prove herself. Some of the very worst teachers that I know are veteran teachers. Teaching is a large part "personality" and she will figure the rest out! |
Anonymous
| I'd be horrified! Teachers should not begin teaching until after (1) the age of 30, and (2) they've accumulated at least 10 years of teaching experience. And those people who can't figure out how to fulfill (1) and (2) should not be allowed to teach - ever - since, clearly, they're not sufficiently creative or driven. |
Anonymous
why do you assume "she?" my dd's first-year teacher was a man. he's awesome. |