Charles Wheelan incorporates the quote above very well into the first five chapters. Society is always looking for better opportunities and to see what's in it for “themselves”. Wheelan also speaks about how incentives can truly contribute to the betterment of the economy. Whelen describes a flawed incentive system known as “ The American Education System”. The main flaw is the standardization of the benefits, if all the teachers are to receive the same level of benefits, not matter how high or low they perform, then what is the point of them performing well in the first place? This causes the higher performing teachers to work in a different organization, as they will receive higher benefits for higher performance, thus causing “The American
