Schools, recession editorial slanted
(UNEDITED) Since there was no name attached to this editorial, I cannot address the writer directly. I would however, like to make the writer aware of several factors that appear to have slanted his/her judgement. Performance based pay in teaching is not as simple as it would seem. While we can define and mandate the use of good instructional methods, we cannot control how students will repsond. Good teaching does not guarantee student learning. The teacher is in control of the instruction but the student is in control of the learning. Knowledge cannot be forced upon someone who does not wish to learn. Evidence of this is found in adults who know cigarettes cause cancer and still smoke.
