Do you think OLDER teacher is better than YOUNGER TEACHER?

It has nothing to do with age princess8881. For me I believe it is with what you know and how you relay the message to your students. There are a lot of good young teachers that excel well in teaching. I know a lot of young teachers and with their mind set that they are good in what they do then they will. You should also have that mindset that you are where you are because you are good in your craft. Yes the older teachers may be experienced but they do not know everything.

Both young and old teachers have their own strengths and weaknesses. You are correct to say that older teachers have experience and more technique but young teachers have more eagerness, energy, and fresh ideas. It should not be young versus old teachers. These two should compliment each other.

Knowledge and experience wise I think older teacher is better than younger teachers. Because they already knew and discover techniques on how to handle the students effectively. With their years of experience they can analyze and give the students what they rightfully deserve. But then there are also some younger teacher who are good. I think it exactly depends on the capabilities of the teacher. Some fresh young teachers has more compassion and knows how to handle students in a much fresher way. And I think some students appreciate that kind of teaching. But sometimes it really depends with the child's interest in school.

Hello princess, I used to be a teacher for two and a half years before I quit to move to another country. When I was doing my training, the instructor told us that younger teachers are so full of energy and spirit and they're so motivated to teach but after teaching for a few years, they get jaded because perhaps their efforts are not appreciated by their students, parents and school administration and they teach like robots after that; just to pass the time. This is sad. Sometimes it's not the teacher, it's the environment. If you get great students, supportive parents and a conducive working environment, you'd work very well whether you're a young teacher or a much more experienced one. I always believe that you can choose whether to be affected by those around you or just to follow your own heart. Nobody can make you feel inadequate without your consent.

Welcome princess, glad to you are a teacher, i have taught in colleges for over 40 years, as we become more experienced our teaching skill grows, we become better teachers.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor

For me, it is more the dedication than the age. I found many younger teachers lack of dedication. Dedication involve in loving the job you are doing, loving the subjects you are teaching, being consistent, finding new ways to relay your knowledge and most of all upgrading your knowledge so that you are always one step ahead of your students. By the way, for a teacher, you are so free in publishing your sexy pose. Are you sure you want to be a teacher?

In my view, teachers with age group 30 to 45 are the best for lower primary classes (class 1 to class 3) and rest are better for upper primary classes (class 4 to class 5). This is because, stability in teaching is more there in this age group that is more required in lower primary classes! Take some years of experiences and you will feel and manage all these better! Thanks for this nice topic and hope you to be a dynamic teacher!!

maybe for confidence sake but i think younger teachers are more in tune to what the students are into. some older teachers tend to be totally out of touch.

I would chose the best teacher. As a teacher myself (by profession only as I decided I dont like it and am now pursueing something else) I felt thew same doubt right throughout the nearly five years for which I taught. I think its natural. It is true that older teachers have more experience and would have developed some great techniques but it is also true that many become set in their ways which render them inflexible. I remember parents coming to me to say that they did not like the techniques of a veteran teacher at a school I worked. As a matter of fact that was at two of the top schools in my area which I worked. I also had a problem with something I observed with a child which came from one of the class of one of those veterans to my class and went to find out from her why she had adopted that technique with the child. It was posing a problem for me who would now be teaching the child in his new grade. i did not like her reason and even now I think that teachers should never do that. Be confident in what you do and you will do well especially if you enjoy teaching. Your students will be all the better for having being placed in the hands of a young teacher who was willing to learn while she taught them.

I prefer both age. Both have disadvantages and disadvantages. Since you are novice you feel so insecure but do not worry, those ahead of you may not know things you just learned. Keep up your career it is the best profession. Make use of it you can even tetach online . Be resourceful and do not limit yourself within the four corners of the classroom.

As to age, it doesn't make any difference at all. I was a teacher for a year and I say I'm not that young but my kids will treat me as I'm just one of them. Some thought that I am their friend. I was too eager to teach them that I became so friendly. Older or younger teachers have this tendency especially the new ones in this profession. As to experience, well, older is better because they have a good grip of how to discipline the class. And they already knew the proper way to deal with kids of all sort. They,ve come so adept to teaching that it is like knowing it like the back of their hands. Younger teachers, though, can be more innovative and have greater tolerance to children.And, being young in the profession doesn't mean less qualified and less efficient to teach. They can be very experimental and don't bother to do what hasn't been done in the past.:-) Have a great day.:-)

i am a student now....i dont know what parents will choose....but i think it will be a little bit hard for you to control class....but you can keep them quite by your excellent teaching violence is not the solution for keeping them quite...and why do u doubt yourself......u r a teacher from last 2 years.......be confident...you are here with your own hard work...so please dont think like that..hope this will help happy mylotting

In my opinion, the younger teachers should stick to teaching preK through 12th grade. Older, more mature teachers should educate college students, only. It has nothing to do with age discrimination, at all. It's all about how people relate and interact with one another. I'll be going back to school this fall and when i'm done, i'll be choosing to deal with only adults, so atleast whatever i want to say or do, we'll all be on the same page.

i think younger teachers are better because they are push overs bu to teach i think older teachers

i think it depend on the teacher, older ones might not make it interesting as a younger can. but when i took collage class the teacher was older but still interesting

i think older teacher is better than young teacher. older teacher knows various concepts whether it may be too complex but she has every possible solution to the problem,. in case of young teacher she is not familiar with some concepts that are required to solve the problem,.

hello princess, it depends entirely on experience, dedication and open-mindedness to learn from others. i believe you shouldn't compare yourself from other teachers, do your research and try to innovate teacher based on your belief on how the students would learn. honestly, my mom took a long way before she received the outstanding teacher award.

I don't know if one is any better than the other. An older teacher usually has the benefit of experience on their side. Wisdom of years is simetimes a blessing and a hindrance.

I would go for a younger teacher for my child.I myself is also a teacher.I was substituting one older teacher's class and trust me the parents had many complaints against her.She is very strict in class,students are scared to go to her and ask if they hav some problem.Yes they may b knowing techniques which younger teacher can also learn from them.I got very positive feed back for my classes.I try to be very friendly with them.

There is something to be said about experience... you learn new techniques and methods. However when it comes to teaching I think you are either gifted or not! My children have had some wonderful teachers who have been young and old. But it is not their age that has made them good. It has been their ability to control the class, the way they interact with the children and their general attitude to the parents and children. I am sure you are doing just fine and you should not doubt yourself.