[KC_for_Freedom]

The competition that is sorely needed is between teachers. Instead of basing pay on say how many years a teacher has taught, base it on how well the students and parents are satisfied with the teacher. Base it on scores the kids make over several years, base salary on what a teacher can negotiate between the board and the individual. In this pay teachers could take back their professionalism. And the teachers union? (I think they would hate this idea.)

[mathluv]

see #81.

[Amelia]

Instead of basing pay on say how many years a teacher has taught, base it on how well the students and parents are satisfied with the teacher.

Do you think that's fair? I despised my high school English teacher, until I got to college and discovered she'd really done quite a good job -- I found the college English classes much easier than many of my classmates did.