And there is variance on this between countries, but e.g. where I'm from the worst teachers are rated the best.
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This is definitely a huge problem and the system is sufficiently unsure of what makes a "good" teacher that efforts to…
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improve the situation often make it worse. Scary, authoritarian teachers can easily be the default because you can get…
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away with being a crap educator if you can force output from a class. Terrible. At least you usually have a variety of…
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teachers over time, though. Most people have had at least a few that they really liked our connected with. If …
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home schooling was the norm, huge numbers of kids would be stuck with a parent and it would be pure luck if it worked.
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That would be my instinctual approach; I do believe there is a value in professional educators (but wife=teacher 😉).
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No, far too many teacher hours are wasted and harm is being done for no benefit.
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Mhm. There are many ways your wife & other teachers could be utilized effectively, but doesn't have to be like today.