[Zack Nguyen]

That is the reason many teachers oppose merit pay -- because the teachers in the affluent, wealthy, all white schools will get merit pay year after year, even if they do absolutely nothing because those kids' parents are also teaching those kids.

An interesting point and no doubt true, but I don't feel sorry for teachers. It's not as if bad teachers get their salaries cut or get fired under this program (though they should.) It is introducing a little competition into the industry. So it's not a level playing field - that's life. Most people deal with it everyday.

[summer]

So it's not a level playing field - that's life. Most people deal with it everyday.

Yes, that's true. I think the only two things we all deal with is what -- death and taxes. :)