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Should high performing teachers be made to work in low scoring schools?

I wonder if these high performing teachers would even want to put their classroom management techniques to a real test in a low performing classroom? Once again there is another study suggesting that teachers should be paid on their performance.In theory this might be a positive step but it omits a very important issue regarding performance and that is the composition of the classroom.A classroom is made up of students with varying abilities, personal challenges and economic backgrounds.Schools which have low scores year after year are typically in low income,high crime areas. No teacher can overcome these issues but many times these same schools have a lack of funding,lack of support staff, lack of the basics supplies such a paper,pencils and yes even text books..These studies about teacher performance don't seem to take into account that lessons need to be adapted to reach students with varying abilities, behavioural students ,lack of parental support and sometimes administrative support..Teachers also must deal with social and cultural issues also. If a teacher could pick and choose only "the high scoring students, the good students who apply them self on a daily best and give learning their best effort teachers would probably agree to merit pay.However since nothing about teaching in today's classrooms is equal .Teachers wear many hats ,educator. mediator, councillor,social worker etc.There are many variables that a teacher can't control in their position as educator .I'm sure that we don't want to punish teachers because they can't reach students who come to class without homework done, are tired and hungrey,fail to hand in work on time, skip classes and are discipline problems.The"good " teachers go to schools where parents teach their children the value of an education and give the teacher and administration their support.Low scoring schools can't even do fundraising to buy some of the basics because the average family income is too low.Perhaps these high success should be given to show how good their skills are by being made to work in low scoring schools to see if they can magically turn low scores into high ones.

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HI Scooter,I think it would be a true indicator of these high achieving teachers if they could actually improve the scores of students who are not as motivated as those students who are.My point is that when you have a student population that is made up of such diverse abilities,both behavioural and intellectually , disparity in resources, access to technology at home and within the classroom all are variables that the homeroom teacher can't control so why do they get the blame for students not succeeding.Sometimes students and parents are also to blame.Ultimately if the student doesn't want to be there you can't make them learn. How can the teacher, good ,mediocre or bad control that.While the teacher is monitoring a few students who present issues in the c;lass,it takes away from the instructional time of those who want to learn.Instead of rewarding a few select teachers,how about redirecting this money to provide extra support professionals in the classroom so the t

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    I don't see why it should be a problem. If they can help children who are in these low scoring schools i think it's a good thing.

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