The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries - NYTimes.com - 59 views
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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 01 Jan 14
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The first step is to make the teaching profession more attractive to college graduates. This will take some doing
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We’ve been working with public school teachers for 10 years; every spring, we see many of the best teachers leave the profession. They’re mowed down by the long hours, low pay, the lack of support and respect.
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eople talk about accountability, measurements, tenure, test scores and pay for performance. These questions are worthy of debate, but are secondary to recruiting and training teachers and treating them fairly.
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most of all, they trust their teachers. They are rightly seen as the solution, not the problem, and when improvement is needed, the school receives support and development, not punishment.