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ncteechur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 08:48 PM Original message |
Merit pay does NOT have to mean that some teachers win and some teachers lose. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. It won't work that way |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 08:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. We need to stop rewarding mediocrity and incompetence. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 08:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. I agree that needs to be fixed (but I still don't agree with merit pay) |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I'm exhausted from discussing this one, there is no silver bullet. |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. there is no way they can all win |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 08:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. oh hush, we're creating Lake Woebegone here. |
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ncteechur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Sure you can if you base teacher performance on cohort growth rather than just a single test result |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. the problem is with the metrics. |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. And you have worked in education when? |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Judging by his username, "ncteechur" I'm betting that he taught... |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. A students success depends on too many external factors outside of the teachers' control. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
8. Only in a nation like Finland, where there's merit pay AND tenure |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. What is the purpose of tenure? |
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rwheeler31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. What is the criteria for this "performance"? |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. I thought merit pay anywhere always went to the one with the big tits. nt |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
14. You haven't learned your lesson. Teacher should never, EVER be judged by... |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
16. wow - 40 years ago when I was going through teachers programs |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
17. Bonuses and merit type pay will soon be a thing of the past, if it isn't already. |
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