Merit-based pay dependent upon student test scores is not an effective method for evaluating and motivating teachers. To provide some background information, merit-based pay in an educational context means that teachers are awarded bonuses if they have proven to be effective. Pay based on performance started in Britain in the 1880’s, and has been reintroduced on and off in U.S. schools since 1918 (Gratz 1). A more traditional and less controversial form of compensation is experience and education based salary, which determines salary on number of degrees and years of experience (Hunter 22).…
Every year more than 460,00 NCAA student-athletes compete in 24 sports (NCAA). These are held to high expectations not only on as an athlete but as a student too. But should student-athletes at the collegiate level be paid. They go through expectations of vigorous training while playing and maintaining their studies. In the article Are players School Employees?…
It is seen that many lower-funded schools pay teachers less, while higher-funded schools pay teachers more. This is another important aspect for me to take into consideration as a future educator. Although these observations are not always true, I feel that it is important for me to work in a district that one advocates for their students and two pays their teachers for what they expect out of them. Whether that be in an inner-city school…
Unlike nearly all the occupations, American teachers’ salary has nothing to do with their performance in the classroom. The Teachers Union also refused to change this policy, therefore causing a negative chain of reactions. Even more debuts accumulate throughout this long debate, as the school’s reputation fall rapidly throughout recent years. Some of the most talented students might choose a private academy and the top teachers can easily pick another prosperous profession. The best teachers lost their confidence in this profession when they can hardly get any promotion and other professions are prospering.…
Years ago college in our world was not as popular as it is now. More and more young people are going to college after high school and will be the first in their family to do so. In her article “A Case Against College” Linda Lee brings up that college is not necessary. She points out all the negative aspects of college and none of the positive. She fails to grasp the reality that college is important and that its importance should not be downplayed.…
The article focused primarily on the cost of not paying teachers what they deserve to be payed and the cost that will take effect in the future. As a future teacher, I am moderately concerned with the pay because I know it is hard for my teacher who pays for her apartment and everything else. I also know that if you ask any teacher they will say they went into teaching for the kids and not for the money.…
For some time, schools have been debating whether they should get rid of sports to help students improve their education. Many studies have found that schools that provide after school athletics are shown to have a lower academic rate. Therefore, school sports should be cut off because they are a distraction from school work, cost a great deal of money, and cause fatigue. Many student athletes know that their extra-curricular sports may take away from their education.…
Did you realize that kids who play sports have a higher chance of getting into an enhanced college on a scholarship? Of the one million boys who play football, 19,500 of them get a scholarship. Of the nearly 603,000 girls who compete in track and field, 4,500 of them get scholarships. Kids should play sports so they can be healthy and keep active. If you play sports, at the time you form a lasting friendship and learn advanced skills.…
College athletics have always been an essential part of American culture, and they have gradually developed into a multimillion dollar industry over the past century. Big time college sports have not only made schools popular, but have also made them wealthy. Schools are making million dollar deals with private corporations through advertisement, merchandise, and broadcasting rights. However, debates erupted when people started to wonder where do college athletes, the backbone of the athletic program, benefit from all this. Although they receive their athletic scholarship as a form of payment.…
Teachers applied for this job and they know what they have to do and they should be used to this because they did this in college they should prepare for this. Like when you fill out an application you know what the pay is for your school. So if you apply you are letting yourself accept that you will want to be paid this way. Well, that is true, but if you think that you can get paid more, you may think it is unfair but many teachers are in Debt. And with that comes a more money need they are the second hardest works in the build…
2:00- school ends; 2:30- board the bus; 3:30- arrive at the field; 4:15-8:15- JV and Varsity Games; 9:15- arrive back at school; 9:45- arrive home, repeat 2-3 times a week throughout fall season. But the day doesn’t end when arriving home, it is still necessary to eat dinner, help around the house, complete all homework, study for upcoming tests, shower, and get ready for bed and school the next day while still attempting to sleep for a healthy 8 hours. When school starts at 7:45, it is essential to wake up at around 6:30, and that means 10:30 is the time needed to fall asleep, to be healthy, leaving less than 1 hour to complete all of the activities listed above. The athletes, in reality, end up getting about 6 hours of sleep and in some cases even less. This leads to sickness, uncompleted homework, and/or bad test grades.…
Introducing performance pay for teachers in the US could lead to several consequences affecting not only the teachers themselves but also the students and the American society as a whole. Teaching itself is a very important profession that should be taken seriously and if performance pay is going to improve the quality of education for generations to come, then it is definitely worth trying. After all, why should a lazy teacher without any incentive to incorporate modern and more engaging ways of teaching be paid the same as a hardworking, dedicated and effective teacher? The education children receive affects them for the rest of their lives. Having a good education is a necessary tool for the children to think for themselves, get a more developed understanding of the world, get the skills and knowledge necessary for their survival and a better future with more opportunities.…
Teachers deserve to be paid more than they currently are because of their dedication to teaching, they go above and…
The government needs to consider other areas of their budget to cut in order to ensure more funding to schools. Tax payers and voters also need to vote yes on renewals, replacements, and even new levies. By doing all these, schools will receive more funding. This funding can help enrich the school district’s academics, but it can also boost teacher pay. Teachers are merely overpaid, yet they are underpaid.…
Teachers are among the most important people in society today. Teachers help shape the minds of the future. Tomorrow 's engineers, scientists, politicians, and educators are all greatly influenced by today 's instructors. Without teachers society would not be anywhere near where it is now and only a select few would have access to learning. Sadly, however important teachers are in civilization, they are still drastically underappreciated, underrecognized and underpaid.…