Arne Duncan Boosts Merit Pay At Teaching Conference [UPDATED]

1. Merit pay would be a good way to give teachers a bonus, but NOT a salary. They deserve so much more than we give them it's pitiful.



2. A huge slice of the education budget is funneled off for administra­tion. Districts, boards, over-educa­ted blowhards and their staffs, big buildings and properties­.... they make real salaries and never get left behind when the money train chugs in. And what they do could actually be done by a handful of midlevel folks in a shared office.



3. We pay the biggest wages to, and idolize, our court jesters. Adults (not really) who play children's games for millions, people who dress up and play pretend in front of movie cameras, anyone who can yell and swear into a microphone or do a stage production dressed like a you-know-w­hat. We pay the lowest wages to the ones who really make a difference in our lives... teachers, firefighte­rs, cops.



Until we redo our priorities teachers will always have to do it for the love, not the money, and do more with less support & supplies.
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