What advice would you give to a high school instructor at one of the country's poorest performing schools?

Suppose that you knew someone who was about to become a licensed instructor in a subject say math. This person was an all-honors math student who found the subject needed to be more challenging. The problem is, this person will be teaching at a poorly funded public school where the ';advanced'; courses in algebra and trigonometry are no different than any typical math class offered elsewhere. This person also knows that there will be a few bright kids in class that will see the material as holding them down. But, the school district prefers that more time would be invested for the majority to catch up to state standards. What advice would you give to this person?What advice would you give to a high school instructor at one of the country's poorest performing schools?
I would tell him/her to go buy the DVD of STAND %26amp; DELIVER and tell them to watch it every time they got discouraged.What advice would you give to a high school instructor at one of the country's poorest performing schools?
I would be very sorry for the situation he's in. But, I would still tell him to get the kids passionate about math and try to be very creative about the curriculum. It is possible. Tell them stories about famous mathematicians and how math made them famous. I went through that with kids teaching classic literature for a short period of time. I started by telling them how they were when they were kids and how they developed. Kids respond to that well.
Nothing. I'd tell this person I admire them and wish them well.

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