Zorr3 (commenting on The Standard)
24 January 2014 at 12:03 pm
The last thing the education system needs right now is more money at the wrong end. I can’t understand those who see a policy such as this and, because it’s a lolly scramble in their direction, can’t see past the sweets.
What point is there to paying our educators more if:
a) They’re teaching to the test – get rid of National Standards already
b) They’re not getting paid – fix payroll already and get rid of Talentless2
c) They’re not socially respected – our neo-lib masters have been deriding the teaching profession for decades now as they are a bastion of organized, educated unions and this has resulted in a community that is divided over our education system
d) We have not yet returned to evidence-based education policy – we previously listened to our experts, can we have this back before we throw more money in a pit?
e) Stop out-sourcing schooling – if we are to be paying teachers for performing, then they should all be required to be meeting the same goals (I smell a potential rort right here for state-integrated and charter schools)
The list could continue ad infinitum – the amount of damage done to the education system is almost beyond measure these days. We need to reset the broken bone and put it in a splint while we heal, not this sticking plaster. Without comprehensive policy changes to back this up, this is nothing but flash and sizzle.
Friday, January 24, 2014
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2 comments:
Nicely said. Elsewhere, Puddleglum's post on this is too good not to share.
Yes, Joe - Puddleglums expose is excellent and done in depth, as usual. Parsing Key's statements takes some skill and Puddle has it by the bushel. Just disturbing, isn't it, the duplicity, direction and drive.
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