Are teacher bonuses a good idea?
by
Laila Weir
Yes. Offering bonuses can recognize and encourage teachers -- without penalizing those whose students don't show improvement.
No. Teachers don't control their students' achievement, and existing methods of evaluating educator success are inadequate.
Other. Please vote and then comment below.
Editors Choice:
5
Source URL:
http://www.edutopia.org/poll-performance-bonus-merit-pay
This article originally published on 6/16/2009
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