Equity in Education

As I am reading The Queen Of Education, somehow I am beginning to be bothered by this talk of giving preferential treatment to beginning teachers. Johnson tends to think that they are new, and as such deserve as much help as possible. This is bordering on the point of being ridiculous. By the mere suggestion, she is insinuating that these new teachers are not adequately prepared to take on the ressponsibility of being a classroom teacher. New teachers ,old teachers all need support.

Teaching is said to be a very lonely occupation. You close that door and you are left all alone by yourself with your students. Some of us do need support from our administration and fellow teachers. The pampering of new teachers is not o.k. Where is the equity? A struggling 10th year teacher may need some help and support with a particular group of challenging students. But to feed new teachers, give them less work load so they won't quit makes no sense.
I was once a new teacher in the system. I did not care about all those issues. I just needed some one to familarize me with the system. I was trained outside of the U.S. Teachers trained here should not need all that assistanc. That is short of taking their classes and teaching for them. SOme teachers complete internship in the same school they get emplyed. What did they learn?

Where is the equity? In my last assignment, I had three preps and two rooms along with 130 students. Some did not even want to be in school. English was the most hated subject. Surely this in itself is challenging. I have taught for over 28 years. I have taught just about every grade and school.except elementary. I taught middlele school, highschool, technical school,homeless program,GED, Young adolescent mothers, the prison. This group of students was difficult. I was not alone as we all were having some kind of challenges.
It would therefore be wrong to select a special group of teachers simply because they are new and treat them as special and unique. Again I ask, Where is equity? Of course one size does not always fit all.
Accommodation and consideration should awys be given when necessary, be that person a first or a 30 year teacher.