Bit tongue-in-cheek but a significant grain of truth.
Wherever my kids have been in classes (whether at primary or secondary), the kids of teachers always seem to do unusually well. Of course, some kids will be naturally super bright but statistically you'd assume their IQ/potential to be spread (bell curve and all that) plus, anecdotally (though I've known lots) most, anecdotally, do not appear more sparky or intelligent than their peers. But perhaps they work harder as they all seem to excel, particularly in terms of home work tasks but also when it comes to certain exams.
What is the reason for this? Is it because the teacher parents (or grandparents/relatives, for that matter), know how to teach or is it because they are able to find out about upcoming tests/similar tests or because they know the ins and outs of what is required to achieve certain grades (in line with the curriculum). Or both?
Would love to hear your views/comments.
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To think teachers' kids have all the advantages
thepogues · 27/06/2022 12:19
Pullandpush · 30/06/2022 12:06
@turquoise1988 that's great for you however I was giving my perspective based on my own personal experiences of teachers I acquainted with. I feel the ones I know are extremely competitive & feel their dc should be the ones who excel most. Again the spectrum is so broad, I am not tarring all teachers with the one brush just the ones I personally know.
butwait · 30/06/2022 17:18
Why is it 'frightening' that a teacher would have access to other children's 11+ results? Of course they'd have access if relevant (eg if they were a Year 5/6 teacher, or had an admin role in processing results). What advantage is that going to give themlir own child? Teachers have access to all sorts of much more sensitive information than that, and they generally would always maintain a professional separation between home and work. As for prior knowledge of tests, there are very strict controls on when test papers can be opened (for the tests that matter, like SATS or 11+). There's no way that teachers would have any prior knowledge of important tests.
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