The value of measuring effectiveness is clear when you compare teachers to members of other professions - farmers, engineers, computer programmers, even athletes. These professionals are more advanced than their predecessors - because they have clear indicators of excellence, their success depends on performance and they eagerly learn from the best.The second idea involves identifying the most effective teachers in each school and paying them more if they take on more students. Many teachers would buy into this. But what about parents? What happens when your student is assigned to a classroom with fewer students? Wouldn't that raise a red flag about that teacher's ability?
Any teacher will tell you that a new evaluation process is needed, but most of what's coming down the pike relies too much on student test scores. Constructive criticism to improve our performance would be appreciated.
