This is not new. Teachers have always worked to see their students achieve to the best of their ability. However, since the publication of the API ratings there is more pressure than ever. According to Linda Darling-Hammond, researcher at Stanford University, the key factor is a quality teacher. There is no magic number of years that produces a quality teacher, but all teachers know that they learn and improve with experience.
New teachers bring enthusiasm and idealism to a school that is refreshing.
However, every new teacher will become better with a few years of classroom experience. The last two years California has issued over 50,000 emergency credentials. California will need an average of 3,200 new teachers per year between now and 2008. Governor Davis thinks the way to get new teachers is not to pay decent salaries, but to appeal to student patriotism and idealism. According to the Governor, they can teach for two or three years and then move on to a real career.