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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (219748)2/20/2005 3:17:39 AM
From: Peter Dierks  Read Replies (1) of 1573822
 
why not raise the pay scale? Its logical to assume the higher the pay the better the person attracted to teach. In no other profession is so much expected for so little pay.

Ted:

You have the right idea. If i understand the way micro and macro economics works, then perhaps a different approach to the same problem might work better. If we raise the standards then some in the profession would become disqualified. This would induce shortages of teachers. Schools would bid for the available candidates. Pay would rise. As pay rose, students in college would be more likely to choose to pursue teaching.

Since pay was higher, schools would expect higher standards. This would cause more marginal teachers to become disqualified. The resulting teacher shortage would cause pay to escalate. This draws better candidates into the field. Etc.

The resulting glut of people desiring to work in government would deflate government wages, and the effect you complained about would equalize.

The reason your desired answer will not result in better teachers is simple. If you increase teaching salaries, existing teachers are more likely to stay. The ones frustrated with teaching, who might otherwise move on, stay. The overall performance of teachers declines, and both taxpayers and parents become upset. Union bosses get happier because dues increase, and the worse teachers are more reliant on unions to protect their jobs.

If you increase standards the market will work. If you increase pay first, the opposite effect occurs.

Become an advocate of higher standards if you wish to be rewarded with higher pay. Parents want the best teachers, and want them well paid.
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