Day 1 -- experience and education

We talked about experience and education of teachers and the impact that would have on student learning. My principal and I recently had a discussion about marketability of a person with experience, degrees and time outside of education. He felt that people who had worked outside of education would be at the top of the interview pile. I agree that colleagues that I have known who have worked in private industry and returned to education are more committed and view the education process differently.