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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I do think you have some cause for concern, but I don't know what you can really do about it.

I've had 2 kids come through FCPS elementaries. Both kids had some first and second year teachers, and while universally sweet and enthusiastic, [b]they had terrible classroom management skills[/b]. My sample is about 4 teachers :) , but based on my own work experience, I think it takes about 2-3 years to get truly competent in almost any job.

They have also had several teachers who had degrees besides elementary education (along with a teaching certificate) and with one notable exception, those were their best teachers. [/quote]

This! I've heard about this from many friends who have had kids in classes with new teachers. We also had a new teacher who was an assistant teacher in one of DD's classes, and while she was enthusiastic and nice, I was very glad that she wasn't the lead teacher. It's not that new teachers are "bad," but they don't have the experience to handle situations in a way that a more experienced teacher would. It's aggravating from a parent standpoint to have your kids in the experimental class while the teacher tests out what works and what doesn't. There are obviously lots of sensitive teachers on this board who refuse to acknowledge that new teachers can have a tough time adjusting and it impacts the kids. I have 2 very close friends with PhDs who are principals in other states and THEY dread breaking in new teachers.[/quote]

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