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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More effort has to be devoted to establishing charter schools in Montgomery County.  Charter schools can be the  "private schools" for those who can't afford private school.  The schools could benefit from retired professionals (doctors, lawyers, engineers) who have a passion for teaching (not career) and are willing to teach for little of no pay to give back to the community.  These retired professionals have wisdom, knowledge and practical experience that no public school could match.[/quote]

Wanted: people with no practical experience in teaching, who are willing to work for little or no pay.

Really?[/quote]

Have you seen the students who pursue "teaching degrees?" - not the top of the talent pool.  I know many professionals with experience teaching who actually understand the subjects they teach.  Yeah, I wouldn't mind have a retired doctor teaching my kid biology or an engineer teaching physics or a lawyer teaching civics.  The talent is out there - just need to tap into it.  Is EVERY retired professional a potential teacher? - absolutely not, but the talent is out there.[/quote]

Hmmm, being the brain trust that you think you are-- you do understand there's a difference between being knowledgable in a subject and actually being able to teach that subject to a group of students, right?

My son's school has a music teacher with a degree from Harvard. He's played with symphonies around the world. A world-class musician. But it doesn't matter because he cannot gain control of the students or figure out how to actually teach those wonderful musical skills he's learned. When you walk past that music room it looks and sounds like a zoo. That's why it's called the "art of teaching". It doesn't matter how renowned you are in a subject-if you don't know how to teach then nothing will get taught. [/quote]

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