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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]It really doesn’t matter which state college a teacher went to or how much math or science they studied there. [/b]What matters is whether students are only doing the basics at grade level or if they’re ready to take on advanced work. At Carson, teachers see students who are eager for that next step—whether it’s Olympiads, robotics, MathCounts, and more. Franklin, on the other hand, leans more toward the fine arts, with a focus on music, theater, and similar areas. FCPS acknowledges this difference, check their individual school characterization.  [/quote]

It sort of does. We’ve have Radford teachers vs JMU/UVA teachers and there’s a huge difference.[/quote]

[b]It is ridiculous to think the college a teacher attended has anything to do with how effective or knowledgeable they are[/b], especially when most teachers in schools such as Carson and Franklin have been teaching for 10-30+ years. Their experience and creativity are far more important than the college they attended.

Some people went to "top schools" and are brilliant in their subject, but they are absolutely horrific teachers. Knowing the subject does not make someone an effective educator. My daughter experienced that with a teacher who went to Yale. Her fancy Ivy League education did nothing to make her a good teacher. [/quote]

This has to be the dumbest thing I’ve read in a long time. lol![/quote]

DP.  You’re misguided.  You can talk to lawyers at top law firms and they can tell you how young lawyers who’ve graduated from George Mason (Scalia) or American Law Schools frequently are harder working and better at their jobs than Yale Law Schools graduates.  Similarly, high school teachers who’ve attended lower ranked colleges often are more dedicated and better at imparting knowledge than [b]teachers who graduated from top universities and fell back on a teaching career when something else didn’t work out.[/b] [/quote]

This is a very insightful comment and it's sad that more parents don't appreciate how top schools can produce some pretty bad teachers, in a holistic sense. Teachers who graduated from top schools might have more empathy for and affinity with gifted students and be good at engaging them with more challenging material, but they often have other issues that negate these positives, like lack of patience, overt favoritism that sours the classroom atmosphere, etc. They often lack certain soft skills that are just as important as being knowledgeable about the subject. [/quote]

The teachers who seem to be best with AAP kids are the ones who were in GT, TAG, AAP, etc. themselves, NOT necessarily the ones who went to "top schools." (And NO, not every AAP/GT/TAG kid goes to a "top school," just as not every kid who is at a "top school" was in AAP, GT, TAG, etc.)

One of the best teachers I've ever met went to a "middle-of-the-road" college, but she had been a GT kid when she was in school. She was outstanding with all three of our kids who were lucky enough to have her. 
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