[Ansteorra] Teachers, totally off subject... [MUNDANE SPAM]

[Richard Morgan]

It would be fine if we all had the same resources and taught the same
students.

Richard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Brown" <caladin at io.com>
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Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 2:58 PM
Subject: [Ansteorra] Teachers, totally off subject... [MUNDANE SPAM]


>
> >You want to show teachers that you appreciate them? Pay them better!
>
> That reminds me,
>
> I learned something recently that kind of blew me away...
>
> In China, a teachers pay is based on how well her students perform,
> but everytime such a thing has been suggested here, even just as a bonus
> (ie get free money for doing an extra good job) the american "teachers
> union" has come out strongly against it.
>
> It seems wierd to me that a Good Teacher and a Crappy Teacher get payed
the
> same amount.
> Unless the good teacher can transfer to another district...
>
> Now I know there woudl be lots of arguments about the mechanics of the
deal,
> bonus vs raises,
> performance vs improvement on specific tests, teaching to the tests
instead
> of teaching to teach...
> and all that
>
> But why is is that the "teachers union" is so opposed to the idea, no
matter
> how it's set up.
> Especially when it's set up as a bonus, ie we set aside extra money, and
> it's split up at the
> end of the year based on "how well you did", however you determine that...
>
> I figured we had lots of teachers around on this list, and i wondered why
> they were so against pay
> being linked to performance, other than it's harded than just having pay
> linked to seiniority...
>
> Can anyone tell me? You can answer privatley if you don't want to spam the
> list...
> 'Cause it seems like a natural to me...I Mean , more money is more money
> right?
>
>
> Caladin
>
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