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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]not very promising...

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I have read many posters talking about there are no teacher shortages and that teachers would not resign.

Talk about uncertainty!

What could this really mean for our children?[/quote]

There are plenty of new teachers graduating from their programs desperate for a job. What it means is we will have a less experienced staff, but also likely more optimistic and less cynical about the profession. It will cost the school system less. Some will be stars who were meant for this, others will be green as can be. Some of who we lose will be true seasoned gems and a huge loss, a small subset of who leaves will be teachers who don't belong in the profession anyway.[/quote]

The vast majority of first year teachers are not that good.  There is a huge learning curve and I would say true confidence and ability comes around year five.  All of the superstar teachers I know sucked their first year and readily admit it .  [/quote]

I have a different experience. The young teachers right out of our excellent University program had the latest techniques for stimulation, classroom control, etc. They have been amazing. But we have a great local U program. [/quote]

I am glad that university is preparing teachers well.  I've worked in many different school settings and only a few first year teachers were good their first year.  Many became good teachers over the years.  To be fair I also worked in the type of schools where veteran staff took bets in August as to when each first year would quit and who would make it the full year. [/quote]

There was a long thread here last year about a first year who quit. I don’t recall the details, but so many teachers chimes in about novices who walked off the job. We also see a lot of subs do that. They think it will be one thing and a small taste of reality horrifies them.[/quote]

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