Edutopia Poll, “Are New Teachers More Effective Than Veteran Teachers? “, really strikes a nerve with me. How can you generalize about two huge populations of teachers? Both bring to the table different qualities that make for effective teaching. Both groups have ineffective and effective teachers found in them. I have known people that have had no teacher education training that have all of the components of being an effective teacher: creativity, patience, love for children, innovative ideas.
While I do agree that current research helps us to understand what today’s children are bringing to the classroom and that all teachers should keep current on trends in education but I also think that many veteran teachers keep up on these trends and try to incorporate them into the way that they interact with their students.
Reference:
Ring, S. (2010, Nov. 8). Are new teachers more effective than veteran teachers? Edutopia RSS Feed. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/poll-new-teachers-more-effective?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
I agree with you. Being new to teaching, I can see where I have progressed at a faster rate at adding in new technologies than those that have been teaching longer but, I feel that they know more than I do about education. I also readily acknowledge that those that teach with me, have been motivated to learn more about technology and have moved to add it to their coursework than some educators that teach in different areas.
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