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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:27 PM Original message |
"My company gives me an annual review that affects my pay--why shouldn't teachers have the same?" |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. Nobody is talking about a test-based model |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. "STUDENT GROWTH OBJECTIVES" |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Read It |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. You don't have an answer? I've read the site. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. The teacher writes the measurements |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. So what stops the teacher and principal from just throwing out "mets" like wildfire? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. The district, department, and state |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. You're missing the point entirely. How does the district/state know the school isn't measuring up? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Oh, the kids move to a different school |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 11:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. incapable of deductive logic for not agreeing with you? |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 11:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
34. "Don't come back here until you do" |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
58. That post sums you up perfectly. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 10:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
32. in the real world if there is a fuck up on either side of someone that probably doesn'taffects |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Teachers should have an annual review and tenure should be eliminated. |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. meaning "fired at managements will"? |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Yep. Just like the rest of US school tax payers. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 11:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. So you're anti union? |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #35 |
49. The original intent of a union was fine. What the union members....... |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #49 |
63. Dilbert, is that you? Because your pointy-haired boss just called a meeting and you're late. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 12:12 AM Response to Reply #49 |
67. I was a Corporate Management Consultant for many years |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:56 AM Response to Reply #49 |
70. So rather then fix the working conditions for all your response is to drag others down? |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:25 AM Response to Reply #49 |
75. I love these people who say the "original intent of unions was fine; but! |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #10 |
46. that's bs |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
48. So you have no employee rights where you work and employment contract? |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. CEOs and Union members both abuse labor and employment contracts. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 08:58 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. How do union members "abuse" their labor contracts? |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. The 'abuse' is on two totally different scales; it still remains abuse. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. And be specific .... what kind of abuse are you writing about? |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 02:36 AM Response to Reply #60 |
69. Empower an A-hole and lazy union worker and see what happens. |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:31 AM Response to Reply #69 |
76. Your argument is analogous to Reagan's lies about "welfare queens." |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 11:59 PM Response to Reply #57 |
64. You mean like taking sick-days that were NEGOTIATED? Or not working for FREE beyond contract hours? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 11:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
62. I see you're of the "Misery Loves Company" School of Equity. |
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Medusa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
87. That's how it works in the real world outside of academia |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 09:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
56. I taught in that kind of school, the Catholic schools. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. Can teachers be off-shored like the rest of us? I wonder if Corporate America |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I've heard similar suggestions |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Most US colleges have some kind of online component now |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. It would be disaster for kids |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. I'd imagine it being very difficult to keep kids from eating the paste if it were online. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 10:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Oh, I'm sure they'll keep paste off the educational menu. They'll strap |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 10:18 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Visions of "A Clockwork Orange" are running through my head. nt |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. Definitely, but Corporate America doesn't care. nt |
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GiveMeFreedom (445 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
29. Yep |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 08:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
40. Yup. Search for "global campus" n/t. |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 02:28 AM Response to Reply #3 |
68. The H1B visas for teachers are in the works; count on it. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
6. Nobody should ever EVER judge teachers by the work they produce. Durr. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. nobody should ask you to read anything longer than a soundbite. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Please Evaluate ProComp |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 11:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
36. Do you get a commision for selling it? |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. This isn't about determining locally, with personal experience, whether a teacher is good or bad |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. No it is not |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I have. The teacher and principal decide whether the standard is met, no? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. By monitoring the program |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. And if your parent is out of it, tough shit for you, kid |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Those schools are already shit |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. So in other words, scholastic opportunity will -still- be determined by the color of one's skin |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:50 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. That's exactly what I said |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 11:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. So if they have nothing to lose, |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:36 AM Response to Reply #6 |
77. I judge the failures by the failure of their parents; not the teachers. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
39. Why don't PARENTS get an annual review? |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 05:46 PM Response to Reply #39 |
53. This should be an OP |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 02:49 PM Response to Reply #39 |
78. Could it be that some of these incompetent parents themselves had incompetent parents? |
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olkaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
41. That's a helluva dance you're doing. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
42. Teachers get evaluations |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
43. I find it interesting that this debate has raged on in so many threads |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
44. Because your bosses aren't politicians who are stealing all the money for themselves |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
45. Annual reviews are stupid for ALL jobs. |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 08:17 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. Think that was a gent named Deming |
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hugo_from_TN (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
47. I'm an engineer and every review I've gotten has been subjective. |
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DemocracyInaction (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
51. They DO have an annual review |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
52. Teachers have always had evaluations. |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
59. How Many In This Thread Are Public School Teachers? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 12:04 AM Response to Reply #59 |
65. 1971---2002. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #59 |
82. hi. |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
61. they are appraised already. Is this a war on teachers? |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
66. University professors DO get reviewed. At our university there is a mini review every year and a |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 07:58 AM Response to Reply #66 |
71. Yes but if those tasked to do the evaluations don't do their homework, high ratings will default ... |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
72. MAJOR drawback to not using merit based pay |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
73. That's why you use individualized growth models. |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
74. No it isn't a reasonable and fair question. |
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TimesSquareCowboy (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
79. I think there's a big straw man holding up your argument. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
80. I advocate standardized tests for the TEACHERS. |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 08:53 AM Response to Reply #80 |
84. A more effect test would be one for parents. |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
81. because... because... |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
83. Instead of salary for merit, why not a system of merit based bonuses? |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
85. It's harder. |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
86. The issue is not whether you should evaluate the teachers, but HOW? |
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