Merit Pay Ravits
18. According to Ravitch, what is the goal for merit pay for teachers? Does merit pay for teachers work to increase student achievement scores? Explain?
The goal of merit pay is to facilitate competition by tying pay to performance; the goal I to attract high quality teachers with the incentive of higher compensation. According to Ravitch the notion that merit pay is an effective way to motivate and award teachers is wrong. Most teachers don’t like merit pay and believes it put unnecessary pressure on teachers along with taking away job security. According to Ravitch, merit pay does not increase student achievement scores and in fact has never have in the past. This I because merit pay may cause bitterness and discord among teachers instead of competition. All in all, Ravitch cited several studies of merit pay across the country that failed to produce the desired result of higher test score and harder …show more content…
Discuss how Ravitch responds to the notion that “schools will be more successful if we get rid of tenure for teachers since firing bad teachers is the key to improving education”?
According to Ravitch, schools that does not have tenure don’t generate better test score. Furthermore, the notion that teachers having job security will increase test school have not been proven by any schools the demolish tenure process. In fact, Ravitch believes there’s a direct correlation between nonunionized and weak unionized states with low-test grades. This may be because there is no one to advocate better work conditions and pay for teachers leading to lager class sizes, less martials, and less pay for teachers. Ravitch believes that tenure give teacher the freedom to help children that are being abused, report misconduct of principles and peers and fight unjust termination.
20. What does Ravitch have to say about the opinion that Teach for America recruits teachers and leaders whose high expectations will one day ensure that every child will have an excellent
The goal of merit pay is to facilitate competition by tying pay to performance; the goal I to attract high quality teachers with the incentive of higher compensation. According to Ravitch the notion that merit pay is an effective way to motivate and award teachers is wrong. Most teachers don’t like merit pay and believes it put unnecessary pressure on teachers along with taking away job security. According to Ravitch, merit pay does not increase student achievement scores and in fact has never have in the past. This I because merit pay may cause bitterness and discord among teachers instead of competition. All in all, Ravitch cited several studies of merit pay across the country that failed to produce the desired result of higher test score and harder …show more content…
Discuss how Ravitch responds to the notion that “schools will be more successful if we get rid of tenure for teachers since firing bad teachers is the key to improving education”?
According to Ravitch, schools that does not have tenure don’t generate better test score. Furthermore, the notion that teachers having job security will increase test school have not been proven by any schools the demolish tenure process. In fact, Ravitch believes there’s a direct correlation between nonunionized and weak unionized states with low-test grades. This may be because there is no one to advocate better work conditions and pay for teachers leading to lager class sizes, less martials, and less pay for teachers. Ravitch believes that tenure give teacher the freedom to help children that are being abused, report misconduct of principles and peers and fight unjust termination.
20. What does Ravitch have to say about the opinion that Teach for America recruits teachers and leaders whose high expectations will one day ensure that every child will have an excellent