http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2012/07/16/money-transforms-school-board-race-into-thunderdome-for-elites Comments On: Money Transforms School Board Race Into Thunderdome for Elites by Jonathan Meador en-us Copyright 2013 Nashville Scene. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Nashville Scene readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Nashville Scene. wil@desert.net (Nashville Scene Webmaster) Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss for us by the "Established Education Benefactors" or make
independent judgement of the worthiness of each candidate?
Posted by NeverFear]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:30:34 -0500 Nashville Scene Posted by Angry White Patriot!]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:10:10 -0500 Nashville Scene >bob proves one CAN be a supreme jackass.<<

I guess when one cannot begin to think of ANY sort of factual rebuttal, nor small gathering of logical thought, one can always resort to 4th grade name calling.

Is there any doubt why the Dim Party no longer is considered any sort of player in TN politics with such childish voters to depend on?

I can't wait until Nobama is voted out in Nov & the Senate becomes Republican-majority as well. Liberal heads exploding will be a hilarious sight to see!!!!!
Posted by bobsguns]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:54:45 -0500 Nashville Scene Posted by bobcan'tshootstraight]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2012 23:30:12 -0500 Nashville Scene
"Most teachers are collaborative by nature, not competitive."

And therin lies the problem(s), IMO. Merit pay isn't "incentive pay", IMO.
Posted by bobsguns]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:59:44 -0500 Nashville Scene Posted by Min]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:51:56 -0500 Nashville Scene
Your answer is plausible. But so is the possibility that teachers fear the ostracism of trying to achieve rewards for working smarter or harder.

"in reality, most teachers already teach to the best of their ability."

Which is why we need higher salaries, merit pay and better conditions to attract better teachers.
Posted by Mark Rogers]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:13:23 -0500 Nashville Scene
Merit pay doesn't work to improve performance, Mark, and there are plenty of studies to prove it. And the reason that is doesn't work is that, in reality, most teachers already teach to the best of their ability.
Posted by Min]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:48:26 -0500 Nashville Scene
That is an excellent argument for only placing TFA teachers into higher grades where learning patterns have already developed. There are many aspects of education that require understanding of how children learn but there are also areas where subject knowledge is more important.
Posted by Mark Rogers]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:05:54 -0500 Nashville Scene Posted by Min]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:36:30 -0500 Nashville Scene