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[quote=Anonymous]As a previous poster noted, the certification in a subject area isn't worth much if a person can't teach. I have a PhD, and I T.A'ed a lot in grad school. Many of my brilliant classmates were incapable of communicating the material to undergraduates (let alone kids). I have spoken to a number of kids at top privates here and in CA. Anecdotally, they all mentioned at least one teacher, often from Europe, who used methods that were completely discredited years ago - rote memorization, shouting at the kids etc. I think some of these teachers do well because the kids they teach are so driven they will compensate for the teachers' shortcomings. In fact, perhaps that's a deliberate tradeoff the private school makes: they only take kids that anyone can teach, so they don't have to worry about teaching ability and can focus on content expertise.[/quote]
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