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The notion of merit pay for teachers in public schools, which The Times advocates, is not a new one. It has persisted since the time of Socrates, who died of it. But we'd better not forget the problems when such teacher rewards are given. Parents will insist that the "merit" teacher is the one they want for their child.
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www.latimes.com/news/opinion/web/la-oew-kravetz1feb01,0...
www.latimes.com/news/opinion/web/la-oew-kravetz1feb01,0,6555006.story
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Any merit pay system based on test scores will not work. Period. People want a "slogan" type solution to the problems in education, partially so they can focus on just one thing, when the actual answers are much more complicated, but still possible.
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www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-riegel/the-problem-with-mer...
www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-riegel/the-problem-with-merit-pa_b_62553.html
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General Questions; Questions From Employees; Performance Problems & Problem Employees; Performance Goals, Objectives and Planning; Performance Review Meetings; Employee Rating and Ranking Issues and "Rank and Yank"; Performance Management Forms and Policies; Merit Pay, Bonuses, and Pay For Performance;
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performance-appraisals.org/faq/meritwhat.htm
performance-appraisals.org/faq/meritwhat.htm
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Merit pay, so the story, encourages quality. Without it, work fails. But, I don't believe it. Merit doesn't motive people who are not so inclined, nor does its absence stop those who work hard anyway. ... What, then, does merit do? Merit divides. It creates jealousy and antagonism. It corrupts and breeds cynicism.
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www.cwu.edu/~chasm/05merit1.htm
www.cwu.edu/~chasm/05merit1.htm
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Linking merit pay to performance presents inherent measurement problems. Practices awarding merit pay must decide what the basis of an award will be. If a practice's managers base the awards on the practice's level of success, they face the challenge of determining who is responsible, and to what degree, for that success.
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www.aafp.org/fpm/20000200/30choo.html
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Merit Pay for Teachers is a hot and controversial topic in the United States today. These are some of the reasons why the idea of Merit Pay is not as simple and benevolent as it might look at first glance. ... The Drawbacks To Merit Pay Illustrate the Messy Nature of the Issue...
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k6educators.about.com/od/assessmentandtesting/a/merityp...
k6educators.about.com/od/assessmentandtesting/a/meritypay_2.htm
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HERNDON says that "merit pay by any other name (e.g. performance based pay) is beset with the problems of merit pay...The nation must address the real and serious problems associated with providing universal, free, high quality education for children.
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www.madisonteachers.org/IssuePapers/merit%20pay.htm
www.madisonteachers.org/IssuePapers/merit%20pay.htm
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More problems with merit pay ... By coincidence, merit pay may be up for discussion when the state Board of Education meets in Tallahassee Tuesday. On the agenda: Commissioner Eric J. Smith's "Next Generation Strategic Plan," which includes implementing a new "comprehensive performance pay plan."
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blogs.tampabay.com/schools/2008/08/more-problems-w.html
blogs.tampabay.com/schools/2008/08/more-problems-w.html
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articles by alfie kohn ... All these concerns apply even when technicians struggle to find good criteria for allocating merit pay. But the problems are multiplied when the criteria are dubious, such as raising student test scores. These tests, as I and others have argued elsewhere, tend to measure what matters least.
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www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/edweek/meritpay.htm
www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/edweek/meritpay.htm
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