More Research Shows What Most Educators Know: Teachers Get Better As They Gain More Experience

“For a long time, some researchers claimed that teachers improved in their first few years, but then stopped. Ridiculous, I know, but if I had a dollar for every time I heard that nonsense, I’d be a very rich man. It’s been debunked in recent years (see Statistic Of The Day: “For Teachers, Experience Really Does Matter” ). And a new study has stabbed that theory in the heart even further. You can read the study, Think Again: Do the returns to teacher experience fizzle out? , co-authored by Linda Darling-Hammond. And you can check out a summary at The 74 – Yes, Teachers Keep Improving with Time . I’m adding this info to The Best Articles For Helping To Understand Both Why Teacher Tenure Is Important & The Reasons Behind Seniority-Based Layoffs.

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