Comments on: Performance-Based Pay for Education http://blog.heritage.org/2008/10/29/performance-based-pay-for-education/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:38:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Performance-Based Pay for Education « Gradefund’s Blog http://blog.heritage.org/2008/10/29/performance-based-pay-for-education/#comment-10885 Performance-Based Pay for Education « Gradefund’s Blog Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:14:09 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/10/29/performance-based-pay-for-education/#comment-10885 [...] Posted by gradefund on December 12, 2008 http://www.foundry.org/2008/10/29/performance-based-pay-for-education/ [...] [...] Posted by gradefund on December 12, 2008 http://www.foundry.org/2008/10/29/performance-based-pay-for-education/ [...]

]]> By: Spiritof76, New Hamp http://blog.heritage.org/2008/10/29/performance-based-pay-for-education/#comment-8106 Spiritof76, New Hamp Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:47:27 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/10/29/performance-based-pay-for-education/#comment-8106 The fundamental problem with the pubic education is the government monopoly. Taxpayer must be able to direct his funds to go to the parents and not to the government monopoly. It is called the voucher system. The public school must compete with other schools for students. Then only, pay for performance will mean something. Otherwise, there is no incentive to improve let alone pay for performance. The teachers union have a stranglehold on the public education to the detriment of the students. Look at the national test scores and the international OECD test scores. In the latter, fourteen year old's from the US finish well below average. But, we spend the highest per pupil per year. Public schools have become a baby sitting service catering to every politically correct scenario with no emphasis on the very basic reason for their existence- reading, writing, math and science. The fundamental problem with the pubic education is the government monopoly. Taxpayer must be able to direct his funds to go to the parents and not to the government monopoly. It is called the voucher system. The public school must compete with other schools for students. Then only, pay for performance will mean something. Otherwise, there is no incentive to improve let alone pay for performance. The teachers union have a stranglehold on the public education to the detriment of the students. Look at the national test scores and the international OECD test scores. In the latter, fourteen year old's from the US finish well below average. But, we spend the highest per pupil per year.

Public schools have become a baby sitting service catering to every politically correct scenario with no emphasis on the very basic reason for their existence- reading, writing, math and science.

]]> By: Barb - mn http://blog.heritage.org/2008/10/29/performance-based-pay-for-education/#comment-8024 Barb - mn Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:26:54 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/10/29/performance-based-pay-for-education/#comment-8024 Misprint to the above 3rd paragraph last sentence: Any wage increase to those servicing the public should be agreed upon the tax payers who fund them! Misprint to the above 3rd paragraph last sentence: Any wage increase to those servicing the public should be agreed upon the tax payers who fund them!

]]> By: Barb - mn http://blog.heritage.org/2008/10/29/performance-based-pay-for-education/#comment-7995 Barb - mn Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:20:50 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/10/29/performance-based-pay-for-education/#comment-7995 Public education at taxpayers expense should be education based on facts of basic curriculum from k-12. Art should be required from k-? to advance creativity. Early childhood education should not be mandated at taxpayers expense as there are many parents who have the will to bond with their children and teach their cultural values necessary. Curriculums should include facts of history including the basic courses necessary to establish independence at the age of adulthood. Biology is as far as "Sex Education" goes. Anything outside of biology is personal and not the responsibility of the taxpayers. Schools with cultural titles and teachings, this is personal, should not be tax paid. College education should not be mandated as those that pay for it are dedicated to make something out of it. Teachers should be rated by outside sources to avoid favoritism. Their ratings should be based on teaching ethic and students ability to adjust and advance within the school year at every grade level. All public schools should conform to the same teaching standards if at taxpayers expense. To include extra curriculum should be expensed out of pocket by those who participate. There should be no unions in any area of government as this drives irresponsibilities, no accountabilities and where those that don't earn an increase of pay are still granted. But why stop with teachers? To ensure transparency and integrity of those servicing in any positions of the government to the citizens, all should be paid for performance on the basis of the faith and belief and their conduct of position of the American: Constitution, Declaration of Independence, freedoms, civil law etc. We need only change in areas of increase of freedoms (limited government= less taxes=more freedom), and increased civil law as it apply's. Any wage increase to those servicing the public should be agreed upon the people they service. Because there are many taxpaid programs based upon individual race of humanity and programs that benefit people based on their culture and because of positions of service require preferential hiring, and because it is an increased expense to those who do not benefit and little to no expense to those that do, should be eliminated at tax payers expense. To be rid of these programs at tax payers expense would bring unity and responsibility. Culture is private and the cost is the responsibility of those of that culture. It would promote equality and initiate will to assimilate as this is what we were informed by the government to expect before the influxes. It would also increase private business, entrepreneurship and the free market. There should be no discriminating programs and discriminating education paid by taxpayers in any state of America. No part of government in America, should have a position to hire discriminately. Public education at taxpayers expense should be education based on facts of basic curriculum from k-12. Art should be required from k-? to advance creativity. Early childhood education should not be mandated at taxpayers expense as there are many parents who have the will to bond with their children and teach their cultural values necessary. Curriculums should include facts of history including the basic courses necessary to establish independence at the age of adulthood. Biology is as far as "Sex Education" goes. Anything outside of biology is personal and not the responsibility of the taxpayers.

Schools with cultural titles and teachings, this is personal, should not be tax paid. College education should not be mandated as those that pay for it are dedicated to make something out of it. Teachers should be rated by outside sources to avoid favoritism. Their ratings should be based on teaching ethic and students ability to adjust and advance within the school year at every grade level. All public schools should conform to the same teaching standards if at taxpayers expense. To include extra curriculum should be expensed out of pocket by those who participate. There should be no unions in any area of government as this drives irresponsibilities, no accountabilities and where those that don't earn an increase of pay are still granted.

But why stop with teachers?

To ensure transparency and integrity of those servicing in any positions of the government to the citizens, all should be paid for performance on the basis of the faith and belief and their conduct of position of the American: Constitution, Declaration of Independence, freedoms, civil law etc. We need only change in areas of increase of freedoms (limited government= less taxes=more freedom), and increased civil law as it apply's. Any wage increase to those servicing the public should be agreed upon the people they service.

Because there are many taxpaid programs based upon individual race of humanity and programs that benefit people based on their culture and because of positions of service require preferential hiring, and because it is an increased expense to those who do not benefit and little to no expense to those that do, should be eliminated at tax payers expense. To be rid of these programs at tax payers expense would bring unity and responsibility. Culture is private and the cost is the responsibility of those of that culture. It would promote equality and initiate will to assimilate as this is what we were informed by the government to expect before the influxes. It would also increase private business, entrepreneurship and the free market. There should be no discriminating programs and discriminating education paid by taxpayers in any state of America.

No part of government in America, should have a position to hire discriminately.

]]> By: » Performance-Based Pay for Education http://blog.heritage.org/2008/10/29/performance-based-pay-for-education/#comment-7942 » Performance-Based Pay for Education Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:52:39 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/10/29/performance-based-pay-for-education/#comment-7942 [...] Roy, Lawrence, and Mishel argue that it is difficult to measure a teacher’s role in the outcomes, standardized tests represent only a small fraction of what students know, and that few agree on what the output of education should be. … Performance-Based Pay for Education [...] [...] Roy, Lawrence, and Mishel argue that it is difficult to measure a teacher’s role in the outcomes, standardized tests represent only a small fraction of what students know, and that few agree on what the output of education should be. … Performance-Based Pay for Education [...]

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