Originally Posted by SFrog
Aside from the lower salary benefits of an inexperienced teacher, you also get someone more willing to buy into your school's philosophy of teaching.

Also, by surrounding them with engaged students, you're automatically putting these teachers in a situation where they're primed to succeed.

The author of the article summarized it well... while observing the private school classroom, she's thinking of WHAT to teach those children. Observing a similar public classroom, she's thinking of HOW to teach them.