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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 12:06 AM Original message |
Teachers who teach in 'poverty areas' should be given the most pay |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. September 2008..... |
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Leo The Cleo (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 09:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Most Pay? I don't know! |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
2. I absolutely agree! nt |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. But they do more poorly on standardized tests. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Merit pay will not be based on testing. Pres.Obama has made that clear. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 09:40 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. I have read his plan as well as every other merit pay plan I can find |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 01:54 AM Response to Original message |
4. agreed , they have far more challenges to overcome |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 04:48 AM Response to Original message |
5. Indeed. The more attractive the school district, the less the pay. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
6. Coming from what source? Do you know U.S. public-school funding is from LOCAL property taxes? |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:03 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. That depends on the state |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 06:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. Heh; I should've known that one, living about 10 miles from Jersey. But my larger point is : |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
7. You do realize that the teachers in posh areas will then |
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olkaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
10. I think the best teachers should receive the most pay. |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 06:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. The challenge is in determining |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
11. As soon as we change the entire process for funding education, that can happen. |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. yes |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
13. Merit pay is not legitimate. It turns the education world upside down. |
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WindRiverMan (693 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
14. I disagree. |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 10:29 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. It is a way to rebalance the system. At this point, good teachers tend to go to rich areas |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
16. And what we really want is the resources we need to teach our kids |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
19. But feeding good teachers into war-zone schools as cannon fodder doesn't fix the |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
20. I agree. Call it Hazardous duty pay. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
21. Yes. Merit pay should mean highest salaries in the worst schools. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
24. How about 'combat' pay? LOL! |
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MurrayDelph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-15-09 01:20 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. 30 years ago, |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-15-09 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
25. Agreed. nt |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-15-09 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
27. Ineffective. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-15-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. first address POVERTY |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-15-09 06:43 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Because I love our kids. |
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