> IMO, for most people 1-2 really good teachers are all they need.
I could not agree with you more. At least this is the exact case for me. When i was in middle school i was considered below average, below my grade level. I changed schools to a new teacher(3rd grade). It quite literally changed my world. To this day I give that teacher a huge amount of credit for the person i am today.
TL;dr;, yes, 1-2 teachers can make all the difference in the world for a student.
But wasn't a lot of money wasted on all those other years? Or are you suggesting that you need to waste that money for each classroom teacher to reach 1 or 2 a year? (And eventually everyone gets caught)
No i would not say so. Just like any other profession there are those who are better and worse. I am not saying that these other teachers did a bad job, hell a lot of them were great teachers. What i am saying is that even if they had been bad, it would not have made much of a difference as those few awesome teachers had already instilled in me what it takes to learn.
I am of the opinion that if someone wants to learn, they will. But i also think it can take someone who tells you, shows you, and helps get to that point so you can know that its possible.
I could not agree with you more. At least this is the exact case for me. When i was in middle school i was considered below average, below my grade level. I changed schools to a new teacher(3rd grade). It quite literally changed my world. To this day I give that teacher a huge amount of credit for the person i am today.
TL;dr;, yes, 1-2 teachers can make all the difference in the world for a student.