@RJM posted:
I would like to see star teachers paid more rather than the same as a boring stiff who has worked the same number of years and is out the door as soon as the bell rings.
I agree, and I think most parents would agree with this. Unions will haven none of this. They insist that it is impossible to fairly rate or rank a teacher. Never mind that most parents know exactly who the best and worst teachers are, and every other industry in America has figured out how to do it. I suspect the best teachers today in public schools, those who are truly ambitious and willing to go the extra mile, get out of teaching. Private schools is an entirely different thing. My kids teachers were on a 1-year contract and were re-evaluated every year. The best teachers were rock stars, the worst were terminated.