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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rarebird who wrote (736)	9/20/2000 9:53:46 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

Rarebird... I'm not against paying more for qualified teachers... But what I'm saying is that I'm against the NEA having so much power than they can't cast off their dead weight... Those worthless teachers you're talking about are members of a VERY powerful union... What have THEY been doing to ensure their teachers are fully qualified... . . . But the answer lies in the middle. I very much agree with paying teachers who possess MAs more money based upon teaching proficiency and merit... Tie them to student performance, give them the tools and the means to shape their classrooms and then hold them personally responsible for the outcome... That's the problem.... when things go wrong or results are poor, no one takes responsibility..... The answer is RE-ADOPTING the attitude of "The buck stops here".... and when something works, or doesn't work, share that information with other schools... Again... can you explain why the DC city school district can spend $7,000 to $9,000/child, the highest rate in the nation, YET still not achieve higher scores? (I've heard both amounts stated) That means that a classroom of 30 kids cost $210,000, minus the 30-40K for the teacher... and you have to ask where the hell the rest of the money is going?? Reduce the overhead, re-enfranchise parents (make them get re-involved), and use the savings to PAY HIGHER WAGES to those qualified teachers... Btw, how much does NYC pay per student??