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I think the sad truth is just that there's a substantial shortage of competent elementary school teachers in the supply pool. Yes, they struggle even with such
by jimmyjim 17y ago
I think the sad truth is just that there's a substantial shortage of competent elementary school teachers in the supply pool.
Yes, they struggle even with such simple arithmetic tasks (speaking from my experience at public schools).
- wisty 17y agoPay them more, and offer a promotion path, and you will get better candidates.
- eru 17y agoThat may help. Offering more prestiges may be cheaper. The Economist had a piece (sourced by studies by some consultancies) that investigated the most important factors that determine the success of education systems around the world. Attracting good teachers was among the most important factor. But as far as I remember high pay did not work as well as high prestige. (South Korea seemed to have a knack for conferring high prestige on their elementary school teachers. They have strict entry requirements for studying to become a teacher --- and usually only take in as many students as they forecast to need as teachers in a few years.) [Everything written from memory. If somebody can find the article (or other sources), please post it here. Thanks!]