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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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. [b]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.[/b][b] 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.[/b] [b]I have 2 very close friends with PhDs who are principals in other states and THEY dread breaking in new teachers[/b].[/quote]

Obviously, every teacher was a new teacher at some point! I am sure every teacher on this forum acknowledges that new teachers have a tough first year. We have all been there. If your friends who are principals DREAD "breaking in new teachers", they should not be principals. An important part of their job as educational leaders is mentoring and developing new teachers in their schools. Good schools with good leaders are able to effectively help new teachers grow and thrive. [/quote]

My friends told me they dreaded it because they both had to deal with some new know-it-all teachers who were easily offended if offered guidance. Basically, they are teachers who are opposed to learning. Would you want your child in a class with a teacher like that? FWIW, I am always the first to defend teachers - my grandmother was a teacher. But some new teachers really are difficult to deal with. They will figure it out eventually, but who wants to be the one with the kids the teacher practices on?[/quote]

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