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On Wed, 5 May 2010 21:30:44 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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The real question here is teachers who simply do not perform.
You can have a three time golden apple winner who is making
significantly less than the older teacher who couldn't teach a dog to
scratch fleas.
Pay is strictly time in grade and the number of degrees you have, not
your actual teaching skill. The only real way to get fired is to sleep
with one of your students. Even then, it is not certain.
That was the reason for SB6


Yup.. this is a problem. The question is.. how does one evaluate the
teacher. That's a continuing problem.


Teachers don't seem to want to be evaluated beyond their degrees and
time in grade.,
I do understand the emphasis on degrees. That is the product they sell
so they have to recognize it's worth, even when it becomes worthless.
Why do I care if an elementary school teacher has a PHD in some
obscure subject?


You're lumping all teachers and that's not appropriate. Most teachers are
decent, hard-working people who want the best for their students. Most do
not have PhDs.