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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 04:30 PM Original message |
No merit in merit pay for teachers |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. What is the argument for raising teachers salaries then? |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. That they perform a valuable public service |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 05:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. If we paid them for their actual hours worked equivalent to a policeman or fireman's salary |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 06:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Disagree. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Then you would be willing to raise starting teachers' pay to around $100,000? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. +1 |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 06:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Probably not, no. |
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ReggieVeggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. merit pay |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Merit pay is a great idea if you can measure merit. |
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ReggieVeggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 07:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. you really can't measure teacher performance by test scores |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 07:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. It's a valuable part of teacher performance, but only one such. |
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ReggieVeggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 07:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. it's not a good idea, period |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I agree that it's not a good idea, but not about the reasons. |
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ReggieVeggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 07:45 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. what a simple-minded perspective you have |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 07:46 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I'm always amazed by the number of would-be telepaths on the internet. N.T. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. I have an idea. Let's let Bill Gates do it. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 05:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. What's the argument for raising any public servant's salary? |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. That you'll get more good-quality volunteers to do the job. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 07:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. You are recommending just getting volunteers to teach? If they are smart enough? |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 07:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Yes, I'm opposed to the conscription of teachers. N.T. |
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Curmudgeoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. The last line of that article is priceless. |
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Wounded Bear (665 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
11. Merit pay for teachers..... |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
14. k&r |
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