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Poster: steve martin
Subject: RE: Teachers: Should you be paid based on performance?
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maji wrote:

[quote]sure go ahead wrote:
Maji, this - in principle (hardy har har) - would work. However, the public will never go for this. They want objective, measurable "returns" on their tax dollar investments. The public is well aware of cronyism in the private sector, and they want no part of it in their schools. They want a guarantee that their little Tylers and Tiffanys are getting the best money can buy.

Your flaw is found in this line of yours: "Overall company's performance." Ultimately, you have to define what that means.

I can only assume the previous poster who asked your for a specific definition is still waiting...

It would work like this - the Board of Education says, for example, we want math scores for our 3rd graders to rise 5% within the next 5 years.

So that job is given to the principal to get 'er done. If he fails, he's out, and they get to bring in someone new to try.

What is so difficult to grasp about this?[/quote]

But next year's third graders are (hopefully) not the same group of kids as last year's. Anybody who has been in a classroom knows that there are times when a district is blessed with a good group one year, only to be cursed with the worst performers a year later.
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