Reply #154: Merit pay

[garry6882]

Ok, as the ex husband of a teacher, this balloon has been floated numerous times, here are the problems with it.

A teacher has NO control over what students he or she is assigned
An administrator, if they don't like a particular teacher can assign them nothing but problem students while cherry picking the best students, therefore the "bonus" to the teachers they like.

That alone should kill this totally unfair proposal until there is accountability from administration to the teachers.