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[quote=Anonymous]It really depends.

I've known new teachers who (in part because they were *taking* AP exams just a few years ago) were able to teach really effective strategies for taking them, and who had the energy to create great lesson plans and work with the range of student abilities in their classrooms.  Some experienced teachers can do this too--and I'm sure they get better from year 1 to year 5.  But year 15 or 20?  Some get better, and others are too burned out or frankly lack the intellectual firepower to work with advanced kids (there are plenty of teachers who were B and C students throughout HS and college, never took an AP exam in HS, and probably couldn't pass one now).

To me, rather than old v. young, my main concerns are:

a) subject-matter and general knowledge (does the teacher use correct grammar? can he or she send a well-written letter home?)
b) ability to manage the classroom
c) ability to transmit his or her knowledge to students
d) ability to innovate when things aren't going well[/quote]

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