Resolved: Merit Pay for Firemen.
Posted by Bruce Bourgoine who blogs at Kennebec Blues and Dirigo Blue.
View ArticleI am a Fire Fighter.
This is a response to a suggestion that Fire Fighters get merit based pay.I am a Firefighter.I play ping pong, cook a lot, play dominoes, basketball, croquet, repair computers, clean guns (well, not...
View ArticleThe hypocrisy of "Teachers Against Merit Pay"
Students and their parents are accustomed merit based rewards. They and their children live in a world where increased performance at a given task delivers corresponding greater rewards. This could be...
View ArticleMerit Pay for the Military!
Let's face facts: our military is broken. It's just not destroying stuff at the rate it used to. Despite simultaneous, neverending wars, too many servicemembers are shuffling through their hitches,...
View ArticleCorrelation = Causation
The debate over the problems in American education and some of the proposed solutions, such as merit pay and easy teacher termination, reminds me of one of the cardinal sins of educational statistics:...
View ArticleDC's Heroic Michelle Rhee fires 241 Under performing Teachers
After decades of excuses we are finally seeing leaders put the interest of children ahead of the staff paid to teach them. We don't need to keep employees with poor performance in the public or...
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What IF Congress was on Merit Pay -- like average folks are
Gridlockgrid·locknoun1. A traffic jam in which no vehicular movement is possible, especially one caused by the blockage of key intersections within a grid of streets.2. A complete lack of movement or...
View ArticleSay Hello to the Millionaires Club, that Works for you
Snapshot of personal wealthSen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile: 52nd wealthiest in 2008 with $1 million net personal wealth.Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa: 21st wealthiest with $7.4 million net personal...
View ArticleHow Teachers Shouldn't Be Evaluated
I just read Teacherken's diary on the subject of teacher evaluations with some interest—one of the reasons I don't feel drawn to write very many diaries is because Teacherken normally says what needs...
View ArticleWhy are CEO Multi-Million Dollar Parachutes Tax Deductible?
First off, I can't claim credit for that question. As she frequently does, Randi Rhodes, gave me the topic, as she was explaining it to a caller on her radio show today. So, sincere Hat Tip to Ms...
View ArticleOnce again, Wall Street rakes in "Exceptional" Bonsuses
Who says we don't believe in American "Exceptionalism" anymore?Record Breaking Bonuses on Wall Street, are treating the select few-- "Exceptionally" Well ... thank you very much!On Street, Pay Vaults...
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Ohio...Republicans feeling pressure...keep it on!!
Governor Lehman Brothers Kasich is trying to bust up unions much like Governor Walker is doing in Wisconsin. He was met with a similar response: Today is the first sign that Republicans are...
View ArticleGee, It Isn't All About Money to Teachers
Although this will come as a shock, offering incentives to teachers for increased student achievement - a concept referred to as "merit pay" - doesn't seem to produce the results the "reformers" said...
View ArticleNo One Talks About These Education Reforms (with poll)
First of all, I teach in a building that is condemned. I'm amazed each morning when I show up and see that it hasn't burned down overnight. The roof leaks, there are electrical hazards and shorts,...
View ArticleWas NEA endorsement of Obama the lesser of two evils?
The National Education Association wasted no time today endorsing the re-election of President Obama, a decision that came as no surprise to anyone. After all, it doesn’t matter which candidate the...
View ArticleThe Good School; Principals or Principles
copyright © 2012 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgA few organizations have attempted to answer The Good School Question. Each asks, “What epitomizes a great learning...
View ArticleBittersweet in Education, Competition, and Test Scores
Today I received what in education should be the ultimate compliment: my classes scored higher on the district exam than other classes in the same grade at our school. It genuinely made me feel so...
View ArticleJoe Scarborough: Get a clue on Jeb, Obama and Education Reform
Morning Joe's Joe passionately opined today, at the show's round table (temporarily on the road, in Florida) on the need for Romney to launch some bold ideas to win conservatives and draw a stark...
View ArticleThis is what the War on Workers looks like
It looks like 'No Big Deal' -- until you do the Math.PS. Teachers usually know how to do the Math.Walker reshapes inflation-based raises for teachersWTMJ-TV and JSOnline.com -- msnbc.msn.com --...
View ArticleGates's Cannibalistic Culture: Coming to a School Near You!
Bill Gates has adopted education as a billionaire's hobby for many years—once supporting small schools projects, but more recently focusing on teacher quality.Little attention, however, has been paid...
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