At the beginning of each school year test every child. At the end of the year give them the identical test again. Reward teachers based on the progress their students made during the year.
Are they saying that changing the way teachers get paid may result in changing the way that teachers get paid?
Are they sure?
I wish I had a job where my raises and/or bonuses weren’t based on performance evaluations. I could then lay back and live on Easy St.
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Every job I’ve ever had was based on my job performance. Why should teachers be different? They want to get rid of FCAT because so many schools failed but claim it is because it takes so much of their time. Now they don’t want to be accountable at all? Nice gig if you can get it I guess.
Sounds good, but the pressure to cook the test results will be enormous. Better have airtight monitoring.
I’ve always been of the mind that all lawmakers need to have a CONVICTED con man on their staff. He would be asked “How would you get around this law?” and then make changes to prevent the go-around.
Note that I stressed “convicted” - it seems you can’t be a politician with having con man talents.
This is one of the worst pieces of legislation I have ever seen... terrible for the teachers and the kids..
A teacher is not a job where good performance = good results.. the kids dont care, the parents dont care.. kids come to school hungry, abused, or not at all..... what teacher would want to work with at-risk kids when it could put their job on the line by bringing down the test scores?
In most cases I agree that how well you perform at your job should bear on how you get paid... but not teachers... there is too much out of their control..
this is a big disaster for education in Florida...
If you want to increase kids’ school performance.... take away the WELFARE PAYMENTS for the parents if their kids are failing school!!