Kate Hawkesby: Good teachers are worth their weight in gold

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Feb 9, 2023 · 3m

As the school year starts, I am reminded of the beauty of great teachers.

Having had five kids through four different schools, we’ve seen the full gamut of teachers – bad, sad, grumpy, useless, brilliant, engaged, interesting, and inspiring. If you’ve got kids in school, you’ll know what I mean.

Every year, your child desperately hopes for good teachers and every year you end up hoping for that too because it makes such a difference to your child’s year and their learning.

This year my daughter, who is in high school, had a lot of new teachers starting. Many of them young, one even younger…