Category: Teaching

Teachers: Young vs Old (er)

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By Little Mummy, August 14, 2007 1:08 am

I had a discussion with someone the other day on young vs older teachers.

Are older teachers better than younger teachers or vica versa?

We talked about the pros of having a younger teacher

  • They’re more ‘with it’
  • Seem cooler to the teenagers
  • Have just trained, so are more aware of new methods
  • Keen and enthusiastic as they are just starting out

    • The pros of having an older teacher, or a teacher that has not become a teacher directly after leaving school

  • Have more life experience to impart onto children
  • May seem more approachable to younger children
  • More experience dealing with difficult situations
  • Can draw from experience of being a parent/aunty/granny

    • We came to the conclusion that due to the differing roles at primary and secondary school, younger teachers had the advantage at secondary school and older teachers had the advantage at primary school. Although clearly a mix has the most advantage, which is generally what we have.

    What do you think?

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