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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (219884)	2/20/2005 4:20:46 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573792

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. You are making a rather biased assumption......and its not the first time you've done it. You are suggesting that the longer a person teaches the worse he/she gets. Some of my best teachers were at least in their 50s if not 60s. I had a science teacher who would start her classes by sliding across the floor and reminding her students that that behavior was not permitted in her classes. She made learning science fun and interesting. She was quick and to the point. The woman must of been 50 if she was a day. A person who loves what they are doing most likely will remain good at their work throughout their lives. I am not disputing there are bad teachers in their 50s who should get out......but that's true of any profession......and its also true of some 20 somethings who are just out of school. Last year, there was one teacher where I student taught who had been out of school for only two years. From my perspective, she was not good with the kids........she was impatient, facile, and arrogant. Another teacher with whom I worked under had been teaching for over 15 years. She was excellent.....and the grades and demeanor of her classes reflected her abilities. I don't think age and tenure play as big a role as you seem to think. ted