Stupid in America

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I'm of the opinion the quality of public education is most influenced by the students themselves and their peers.

You can say that the better funded a school is the better the quality of education is. I'll say that's because the school is better funded due to it being in a more affluent area. That means they raise more money through fundraisers. The student's parents are more likely to have finished high school and/or college and value education so they're more likely to influence the kids to study more and work harder on their education. That results in a student body where a large portion of the students value their education and even kids less likely to care about their educations will study harder and do better in school to fit in with their peers. That being said, its cyclical. Naturally if the school is well funded, has high graduation rates and has the reputation as a good school they'll have the best applicants when teaching and or administrative positions open.

Almost everyone working as a teacher is doing their best to educate and make a diffrence in the lives of their students. Just because they're at a poor performing school dosn't make them bad at their jobs. There are alot of factors involved. I see where Moristans is coming from about his school likely losing many of their best educators after their reconstitution. Sure, some will stay. They may be there because they value the challenge of motivating and teaching kids in a tougher environment; or perhaps they're raising a family in the area and loathe the idea of uprooting. I agree that many good educators will leave because of this simply fed up with the system there and looking for a more stable environment to educate in with administration that stays in place year after year and students who have a greater desire for knowledge. Its a shame for the kids who may be left with less capable educators.

I'm sure a good number of the 10% of people fired at G.E. were 'doing their best' the problem is many of these teachers 'best' is subpar and they shouldnt be teaching. G.E. has a formula for job/performance review, public education doesnt.

And the entire more pay based on education is one of the biggest bullshits I've ever seen. What a waste of tax payer money, paying people upwards of 20-50% more because they have some bullshit degree that doesnt even affect how good of a teacher they are.