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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Posters are implying that new hires at Holton are unable to perform their job duties and or get to know girls they are teaching over the course of the year. It’s not like Holton is hiring teachers straight out of college. They are hiring seasoned professionals. You can write a recommendation for somebody that you have taught for 1-2 years. You don’t have to have known them for 4 years to write a decent recommendation. They’re probably all written by AI now anyway.

I can only speak for my daughter‘s division, but have not once felt that her teachers couldn’t handle it — if they were new to Holton this year or had been there for 20 years. My daughter is so happy. Even if I really, really disliked a teacher or administrator, I would never take her out because she loves Holton, and it has been transformational for her. There are so many incredible things about Holton, but the enemy of good is perfect. If you are searching for perfection in a school, then you might be fundamentally unhappy with yourself.

Many of us have started new jobs mid career, sure maybe the first couple of weeks or month are hard as you learn the new system, but if you are a trained professional, you know exactly what you need to do.   Now with things like the transfer portal and our instant and immediate gratification culture, people are also changing jobs much more frequently. You don’t see people spending 40 years with a company anymore. Same is true with the teaching profession. And it’s not a bad thing. If you’re not happy, you shouldn’t have to suffer in a job that makes you sad. There are lots of opportunities out there. I personally have spoken with a new hire who loves Holton and is so happy to be at the school.

There are always complaints during rebuilding years (schools, companies, professional and college sports teams).  The head of school clearly has a vision and i’m on board with it.  Agree that she favors donor families, but donors are an important part of the school.

If you look at DCUM, there’s a parallel post about 24 Stoneridge teachers leaving this year. With new division heads this year (new assistant head of school, new middle school had).  So I’m not sure what is so different about Holton.  It’s just that people like to bash Holton for some reason. [/quote]

Specially some troll teachers that regularly post here. [/quote]

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