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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
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I have always gotten paid and raises based on my performance. Why is that ok for most and not for teachers? I guarantee it will allow the best to excel and the slackers to leave. Its win/win. Why are we afraid to suceed?
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Any idea what an accurate measure of teacher performance would be? Most teachers I know would be all in for raises based on performance, but it is very difficult to quantify performance. Standardized tests are not designed as a measure of teacher performance. It is kind of like measuring physicians based on the health of their patients. Some terrible physicians would look great and the best oncologists in the world could look terrible. The city schools can't keep teachers to begin with. A well meaning, but misguided system for judging performance won't help the kids or tax payers.