Current Education Issues

                There’s been a lot of talk lately about “pay for performance,” especially when people like a certain presidential candidate mentions revising No Child Left Behind.

                As mentioned in “About” here on Current Education Issues, I have a business background.  So you can understand why I welcome it…under certain conditions.

                The reason I throw in this disclaimer is that the current idea of “pay for performance” is invalid.  Proponents of pay-for-performance want to rate me on how my class performs on the standardized test that I give them every year.  Consider the following real scenario:  Last year I taught the “gifted class” with little or no behavior problems, family issues, or special education designations.  This year I taught the “sweat-hogs,” who were full of behavior problems, family issues, and special education designations.

                How do you think my scores look this year compared to last year?  They suck.

               

 

 

 

 

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