Houston ISD is voting tommorrow on a plan that would tie their teachers' pay to test scores. Incentive pay is one thing, but tying raises directly to test scores? Doesn't that simply result in teachers teaching to a test? I'm not a teacher, a school board member or any sort of a school official, but like most of the legislature I like to pretend I know what I'm talking about. Shouldn't there be a full-on plan that adds incentives but also has other factors?
It either leads to teaching to the test, back-biting for the best students (who wants the special ed kids now?), or cheating. None of these sound like great alternatives to me.
PS - And I am in education and know what I am talking about.