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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Honestly, and with all respect, the one issue that my daughter has sheepishly confided in me about the problems she faces in her day-to-day dealings with her colleagues and administrators is that she is obviously "smarter" than most of them. She certainly doesn't think that makes her "better" as a human being or anything like that, but she is certainly dealing with a less intellectually capable group of colleagues on a day-to-day basis as a public school teacher than she did as a college student at an elite college."

I have some big concerns about anyone who believes that they are smarter than other people or thinks of others as less intellectually capable.  ESPECIALLY in education.  If she believes this of her colleagues (at what?  all of 24-28 years old?), she is most certainly thinking the same things of her students.  That's a whole lotta arrogance going on.  And quite frankly, NO ONE cares that your daughter went to what you call an "elite college".  Years have a way of humbling folks.  I know I thought I knew it all back in my twenties.  Now, I'm in my 50's and it is very clear to me just how much I have yet to learn.  I hope your daughter will learn and grow in a way where she no longer sees colleagues as "less smart" and learns to see the world in a less self centered way.  Teaching is all about caring for people exactly as they are.  
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Just.  Stop.

Posters can't have it both ways.  The WHOLE PREMISE of this thread is that top students typically don't go into teaching.  The reason for that is quite simple:  the pay is low and the position doesn't get the respect that it deserves.

It should surprise no one that a top graduate of a prestigious liberal arts college is going to be "smarter" than a typical teacher.  Does that make her a better teacher?  Not necessarily.  Does it make her a better person?  Definitely not.  But is it the reality?  Absolutely, yes.  [/quote]

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