Not exact matches
A compatibility effect — some teachers, even though they've gone through all their training and have spent time
in classrooms, discover initially that they don't feel very compatible with the
teaching that they get to do, so that's a personal choice and not
necessarily because of the lack of support of a school, if that's the case.
Each parent who has a child sitting
in a
classroom should know the credentials that got that teacher there — college degrees, honors and awards received, types of experiences (not
necessarily years of experience but types — has the teacher worked with different grade levels before or
taught other subjects?).
Critically, an applicant must possess a high GPA
in his / her major, excellent recommendations, experience working with children - not
necessarily in the
classroom - and be open to new ideas
in teaching.
Moreover, and based on the very limited sample of my own observations
in person, those first two or three years of work typically do not constitute the best
teaching that a person is likely to do, so the energy and enthusiasm don't
necessarily mean spectacularly good or effective
classroom results.
Although it's essential that they be master teachers
in their
classrooms, they don't
necessarily know everything there is to know about
teaching pedagogy.
This is a reality that's not
necessarily absorbed
in the
classroom these days given the emphasis on
teaching the basics to drive up test scores.