A blog by and for students in the Teaching in a Democracy course at Winthrop University. This course focuses on the often conflicting philosophical, social, and historical purposes of American education.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
A nice video that explains the problems with merit pay
I agree some what with what is being said. I do believe that some teachers should be paid more for doing a better job. Maybe if students make it to state and national competitions or if as a whole the classroom performs exceptionally well on standardized test scores. But I agree, there is no real way to measure the success of a classroom without taking all the factors into account.
I just wish there was a way to light a fire under the teachers that have tenure and think they can sit back and be so-so teachers simply because they assume their jobs are secure.
I agree with the issues raised in the video. This is a current debate in Georgia with Governor Purdue: http://www.macon.com/2010/03/07/1049867/perdues-plan-to-tie-teacher-pay.html
I agree some what with what is being said. I do believe that some teachers should be paid more for doing a better job. Maybe if students make it to state and national competitions or if as a whole the classroom performs exceptionally well on standardized test scores. But I agree, there is no real way to measure the success of a classroom without taking all the factors into account.
ReplyDeleteI just wish there was a way to light a fire under the teachers that have tenure and think they can sit back and be so-so teachers simply because they assume their jobs are secure.
I agree with the issues raised in the video. This is a current debate in Georgia with Governor Purdue:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.macon.com/2010/03/07/1049867/perdues-plan-to-tie-teacher-pay.html