Performance-Based Pay

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/03/10/2009-03-10_president_obama_education_plan_calls_for-1.html


I think that some people are too afraid of the changes that might come from Obama's ideas on education. Even one of my professors brought up his plan, admitting that she didn't like his idea of performance based pay. Not only did she think it was a horrible idea, but that it was almost an uneducated solution. Something needs to be done and those that are scared have a reason to be. I don't really think that it wouldn't be that horrible of an idea. In any other job, if your performance is poor, you wouldn't get a raise or a promotion of any kind. You probably wouldn't have a job. Why is that those who are educating our future population are not put up to the standards of others? I will admit that there would have to be a better way to analyze the teachers efforts besides standardized testing but as a whole I do not think that it is a horrible idea. I also liked that he commented on those who thought that he was trying to do too many things at one time. Yes, our economy is in trouble. But I agree that without giving our children the best when it comes to education, than it will become a vicious circle of problems for everyone.