TEACHING PROCESS VS. PRODUCT: Teacher Training Is Panned - WSJ.com
Isn't this just making excuses for the 'process' vs. 'product' focus of liberal thinking?
If the teachers unions still run education on a 'seniority' basis, then what is the encouragement of a capable young person to enter the profession?
The profession gets what it looks for - hacks that know they will be protected and, as with other unionized jobs, the 'lowest' common denominator is what gives the union its strength.
Anyone who 'outperforms' is anathema to the vast majority of union members.
If 'excellence' and 'performance' were fairly rewarded (and 'not' rewarded) - which of course is again anathema to the teachers unions - then all of the regulatory crap wouldn't be needed.
The basics of rewarding quality and performance would mean all of these 'credentials' for teaching again would be unnecessary as it would be performance that was rewarded.
If someone is a good teacher and 25 years old, why shouldn't that teacher receive the same pay as a 40 or 50 year old teacher who is no more skilled?
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
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