Comment Re:Many Problems, Many Partial Solutions (Score 1) 1346
Throwing more money at something never makes it better.
Hmm... I get the impression that you're not fully reading or getting the gist of everything I'm saying.
Your statement about money is somewhat incorrect. It should read: "ONLY throwing more money at something never makes it better." And if you'll go back and read my last post, you'll find that I point this out when I say that increasing teachers' salaries is only part of the solution.
The simple truth is, people that love their jobs still need to make money. The more money you offer people, the higher standards you can expect from them, and as more people will be interested in the job, you can be more selective and ensure that those standards are met - and exceeded.
What you're talking about, firing teachers for being bad at their job, is the administrative reform, which would be the second part of what I discussed in the last post. But why is it so hard to fire bad teachers? Well, for one, there's general administrative incompetence. Two, it's hard to find replacement teachers in a lot of areas. And why is it hard to find replacement teachers in many areas? Because many areas don't pay public school teachers what they're worth and treat them well, so not enough people are interested, which is a very likely reason why the schools had to SETTLE FOR THE BAD TEACHER IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Bottom line, as with students, if we raise the stakes involved with teachers and encourage more competition for their positions, we will get better results.
Hmm... I get the impression that you're not fully reading or getting the gist of everything I'm saying.
Your statement about money is somewhat incorrect. It should read: "ONLY throwing more money at something never makes it better." And if you'll go back and read my last post, you'll find that I point this out when I say that increasing teachers' salaries is only part of the solution.
The simple truth is, people that love their jobs still need to make money. The more money you offer people, the higher standards you can expect from them, and as more people will be interested in the job, you can be more selective and ensure that those standards are met - and exceeded.
What you're talking about, firing teachers for being bad at their job, is the administrative reform, which would be the second part of what I discussed in the last post. But why is it so hard to fire bad teachers? Well, for one, there's general administrative incompetence. Two, it's hard to find replacement teachers in a lot of areas. And why is it hard to find replacement teachers in many areas? Because many areas don't pay public school teachers what they're worth and treat them well, so not enough people are interested, which is a very likely reason why the schools had to SETTLE FOR THE BAD TEACHER IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Bottom line, as with students, if we raise the stakes involved with teachers and encourage more competition for their positions, we will get better results.
