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I do think that young teachers can be advocates in the profession, but maybe not in the same ways as older, more experienced teachers can. For example, one of the five ways it shows you’re a leader is taking a teacher under your wing. Until I have a few years of experience under my belt, I don’t think I would be comfortable enough to do that. But I do think that young teachers in some ways have more gumption for change because we haven’t been beaten down by the school board yet. I think sometimes when you keep getting told no so many times, you would just rather not fight them about things anymore. While young teachers are scared, we also want to make change happen not only for us in the profession, but also for the students continuing their education.
I think the parent thing is so important also. While I’m not a parent yet, I know that my view will change once I have children and even grand children in school. You want what’s best for them in an educational sense, so you want to make sure that’s what they’re getting. So I think translating it, and in some ways giving a bigger impact, when you’re both a teacher and a parent, makes a big difference. I also think in some ways you have more of a voice as a parent than a teacher because you are sending your child to school there.
Overall I do think young teachers can make a difference though. Just like our young, future voting population can make waves, so can we. We don’t always have to have a lot years into a profession to know when something is wrong.
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