Teacher Age Discrimination Hurts Students!
Rejecting veteran teachers to keep them from moving up the ladder for pay increases means students miss out on getting to know and learn from elderly people.
Teach for America is popular because they remain at the bottom rung of the funding ladder and leave after a few years. This creates a revolving door of cheap teachers.
If TFA novices become real teachers the school district will likely try to push them out of the classroom later too!
Disrespect of veteran teachers should not be part of a democratic school system that opens its doors to all children.
Yet most teachers know that with every year of experience they’re valued less.
Teachers who work year-to-year bettering their professional capabilities deserve the CONTINUE READING: Teacher Age Discrimination Hurts Students!