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Putting students last by rejecting performance pay : Comments
By Jonathan J. Ariel, published 18/4/2007Without a second thought, the states and territories rejected outright a pay-for-performance scheme for teachers. Shame.
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You tell me "the report exists" whether I "like it or not". This is the report you couldn't name, didn't know who wrote, hadn't read and didn't know anything about? Now I supply you all the details and even told you where you could read it, you come back - not having read the report - to tell me I had a "slightly shrill reaction".
You remind me of the knight in the Monty Python film who wants to fight on even though all his limbs have been hacked off.
You're way out of your depth, Netab. If you're going to engage in a debate about literacy standards and quote a major research report to support your views, have the common sense to read the report.
My reaction, you say, indicates that "where there is smoke, there is fire!" Yes, but for heaven's sake, what's burning? The unseen, unread research report?
You say again that your limited experience (nine years in remote WA) stands. Whatever can you mean by that? It's clear that your experience is totally inadequate to allow you to judge the literacy standards of Australian principals and teachers.
Do some reading and thinking then come back with something useful to say.