Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on June 20, 2007 - 17:28.
Who gets the merit raise for a group of kids who improve their reading scores...the classroom teacher? the counselor who kept the kids on an even keel? the Title 1 Reading teacher who worked with the children every day, agonized over every problem, and celebrated every gain? The art teacher whose class allowed kids who weren't academically successful a time and a place to shine? It takes a village, baby! Paying one teacher for the work of many just divides us.
I do all kinds of great lessons with my students when we're in the library or in the computer lab. I'm a National Board Certified teacher and a 15 year veteran of public education. I have fantastic colleagues who teach our young students music, art, and physical education. Yet none of us will ever be eligible for a "merit" raise because what we do isn't directly tested on some number-2-pencil-fill-in-the-blank test.
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on June 20, 2007 - 17:28.
Who gets the merit raise for a group of kids who improve their reading scores...the classroom teacher? the counselor who kept the kids on an even keel? the Title 1 Reading teacher who worked with the children every day, agonized over every problem, and celebrated every gain? The art teacher whose class allowed kids who weren't academically successful a time and a place to shine? It takes a village, baby! Paying one teacher for the work of many just divides us.
I do all kinds of great lessons with my students when we're in the library or in the computer lab. I'm a National Board Certified teacher and a 15 year veteran of public education. I have fantastic colleagues who teach our young students music, art, and physical education. Yet none of us will ever be eligible for a "merit" raise because what we do isn't directly tested on some number-2-pencil-fill-in-the-blank test.