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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - I have not had this experience in our 11 years of private.  Our teachers have been amazing at two different schools.[/quote]

This is me posting again... we have had 2 dud teachers in 11 years.  Neither was inexperienced - both had been teaching for 10 or more years. One was new to the school and a bad fit and was gone by the end of the year.  The other was a longer tenured teacher at the school, who may have been better at some point but had been struggling for a few years before finally leaving (we were newer at the time, so not sure of that history).

You won't go through all years of your child's education without having at least one dud -- if you do - you are lucky.

As for age of teacher, I have found that young teachers often bring a freshness and eagerness to the classroom.  They also tend to be less jaded about parents and, as a result, more forthcoming with parents.  That is generally more relevant for younger grades (as HS interactions between parents/teachers is limited), but even at our HS, I was really surprised one year when our child's new teachers said they loved communicating with parents and were eager to hear for anyone (not just for issues). [/quote]

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