i always begin the school year by assuming the best. her second grade teacher turned out to be a lousy fit for my daughter. but for some of my daughter’s friends, she was terrific. thankfully, my daughter’s third grade teaching team has been terrific for her, and she’s gone from, among other things, “hating math” to considering “math teacher” as a future career. but i imagine that there are other kids in the class for whom that is not the case. and that’s okay.
just as kids are not one-size-fits-all, neither are teachers. some teachers will inspire some of us. other teachers will leave us cold. and there’s not a lot 