Saturday, September 6, 2008

Grade me... grade me!


During a teacher strike, Lisa Simpson utters these words in such a pleading way. Dan Meyer has just sort of done the same in this post.

I have left a reply, but it may seem a little ambiguous. I, like Lisa love evaluation. Like my students I also love it to be clear and simple. Should teachers' progress based on their perceived performance? Should our annual uplift be performance related?

The answer is I don't know. I have worked in the private sector and love the pay for what you get attitude. I also hated it. Should teachers be paid according to results? Who would decide it?

Can of worms now opened. Please comment.

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