<p>At my school, the only APUSH teacher is around 21-23. He JUST graduated college and started instructing the APUSH class less than a year after he started teaching altogether. The school's other teacher had left due to health problems, and apparently, there really wasn't a replacement.</p>
<p>What I'm asking is does that sound right to you? A teacher with that little experience being able to teach AP? He's not a bad teacher, but I have heard a few complaints about him... of course I'm sure he'll get better in time. Maybe it's partially because he's Indian. Lol (No hate to the brownies--yall are AMAZING people.)</p>
<p>He even has a little brother that goes to the school and is in his AP class. (Think about how awkward that must be!)</p>
<p>My son had an AP Chemistry last year that was a first year teacher, a Human Geography teacher that was new to teaching that particular course, AP Stats - 3rd year teacher, first year teaching Stats, and he scored 4 or 5 on all of them.</p>
<p>You should be fine.</p>
<p>Thanks. I was wondering if that was common elsewhere… I thought you had to have taught at least a few years before being eligible to teach AP.</p>
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<p>Depends on the school or district.</p>
<p>I’ve had teachers for APUSH and AP Calc AB that were both 25 max, and I got 5’s in both and felt very well prepared. Age will be less important than their individual ability</p>
<p>I can’t believe you called Indian people “brownies”.</p>
<p>Unless it becomes increasingly apparent that he doesn’t know the material or how to properly teach it, I’m sure you’ll be fine. Unless you go to a really questionable school, I don’t think they would hire someone to be an AP teacher if they can’t teach. And about the Indian thing - does he have a heavy accent? I find that my peers hate or mock all teachers who speak with a less-than-American intonation. Weird, because their English sucks worse.</p>
<p>Some young teachers teach really well while some old, experienced teachers teach very poorly (like my AP Euro teacher last year). Just give him a few more weeks and you should know whether or not you should be worried.</p>
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So it’s not an endearing term? =[</p>
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<p>He has more of a Caribbean accent but it’s not really “heavy”. I don’t mock him because of it. That’s rude… maybe they should be sent off to China and get made fun of for their accent :P</p>
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<p>Erm… what do you think would have happened if you had called African-Americans “blackies”?</p>
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<p>Indians use that word among each other. Maybe Desi would’ve been better.</p>
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Do we? I was unaware.</p>
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That is hilarious.</p>
<p>He could very well be a great teacher, give him the benefit of the doubt.</p>
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The ones I know do… maybe it’s just certain Brownies.</p>
<p>Did anyone else expect this thread to be about… something else?</p>
<p>What if it’s a little Indian girl scout?</p>
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<p>It’s not an offensive term if that’s what you were thinking.</p>
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Then she’d be a double fudge sundae.</p>