tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236246.post1805291536741243245..comments2023-07-03T08:48:52.592-07:00Comments on 5/17: Barack Obama hearts merit payJim Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236246.post-91401158675238274732009-03-17T23:04:00.000-07:002009-03-17T23:04:00.000-07:00I would be leery of giving subjective bonuses in a...I would be leery of giving subjective bonuses in a business funded by tax revenues. Perhaps a scaled version of merit pay would be safer from a motivational standpoint. Say a class taught by John Doe reaches 85% of curriculum benchmarks, and another class taught by Jane Doe reaches 100%. When the new AP teachers receives half from John's class and half from Jane's, he could get a handicap of 7.5%: {100% benchmark - 85% achieved)(50% class size) + (100% - 100%)(50%) = 7.5% If the new AP teacher can get within 7.5% of benchmarks, he deserves merit pay.<BR/><BR/>The motivational scheme is such that teachers want bad students so they can make them good students for maximum merit pay (as opposed to what I saw in high school, teachers wanting good students so their job was easier). Teachers can't get their colleagues in prerequisite courses to send them bad students intentionally because that would destroy the prerequisite teachers' merit pay. The rub is providing extra pay for honors courses - teachers who consistently receive no handicap for merit pay would be unmotivated, so form a federal grant similar to the SMART grant, but for high school teachers.<BR/><BR/>http://www.theldfiles.com - my free debate resourceJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04203102697672925809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236246.post-35844638947300002802009-03-14T20:39:00.000-07:002009-03-14T20:39:00.000-07:00what about a formula that combined several factos:...what about a formula that combined several factos: grades, student's relative grades/improvement, and votes by students, parents, and co workers? Or if that sounds too complex, why can't the princple of the school just use thier discretion? Plenty of private companies give subjective bonuses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com