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Testing teachers

2010-02-09 05:26:00 EducationNews.org

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Whether teachers should earn their paychecks based on student test scores, popularity or their college degree and years of experience is drawing heated debate between lawmakers and educators.

Testing teachers

Whether teachers should earn their paychecks based on student test scores, popularity or their college degree and years of experience is drawing heated debate between lawmakers and educators.

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Patrick Groff on 2010-02-10 02:34:51

The time is long overdue for tests to be administered to determine how effective teachers (and the college professors who educate them) actually are. These examinations should begin with how well children learn to read, and understand mathematics. If teachers do not score high enough on such tests, it should be assumed that education professors have failed to accomplish one of their basic responsibilies. Professors who do not addequately meet this responsibility should be denied tenure, i.e., a lifetime job.

Patrick Groff, Professor of Education Emeritus, San Diego State University.