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To: epicure who wrote (201003)	9/11/2012 5:04:27 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542024

IMO, it is almost unsolvable and agree with John. Evaluate it at each local level and get the unions to allow firing when necessary. Sort of like messy democracy: a terrible system except for all others. What makes assessing teachers a huge problem is the subjectivity and ethnocentrism. And the kids don't always know who is the good teacher. Besides I am resigned to the human condition that most people are content with sloppy thinking. And school boards often are staffed with tea party blow hard types. Even most teachers are not really that interested in learning. I saw that when I substituted a lot. They just do their job with little to no passion. Then there is the psychology. For young children the warmth of the teacher is very important, for older kids, understanding. And remember the right wing is going to insist that half the teachers follow their philosophy and will be rated accordingly. If kids are tested and the tests reflect the teacher, ruthless teachers can pile on the homework and make the students life hell. In Japan students have a very high suicide rate. Gaining knowledge and wisdom can be a wonderful experience, the best, if presented properly. And we liberals are in a very small minority of people. Probably our best chance is to sneak in undetected. When I taught I hid my liberal philosophy, except in the classroom.