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Old 01-15-2006, 06:32 PM
sigmadiva sigmadiva is offline
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Originally posted by RedefinedDiva
It's a double-edged sword. The bonus will make some teachers work harder to prepare their students so that they will be eligible for the bonus, while some instructors will work hard and still get nothing, simply because the students may not suceed, regardless of what the teacher does. And what about teachers that are already in high achieving areas? They get the bonus automatically?

I think that Houston needs to rethink this merit pay jive....
When this first came out, a parent was on the news complaining that teachers will end up teaching the test, and not really teaching the subject.

The merit pay is not bad with all things being equal.......but we know that this is not always true.
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