re: Teacher Pay Raises

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But even within the same local school district, some schools are going to be much more challenging. Sometimes you only have to go a few miles down the road to find a school full of kids with shitty home life. Kids learn a LOT at home. So by looking at test scores, regardless of how you do it, you are going to reward teachers for increases in knowledge bestowed by parents.

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And that’s a good thing.

But if you are in charge of a class with subpar parents, then their incoming scores are sub par and just backfilling knowledge is rewarded.

Again, those parental gifted students come in with higher base scores and must be advanced. This is actually harder work! These teachers face a higher challenge.

The easiest teaching increases is backfilling holes not raising hills!
Lower achievement students are the gold mine of merit pay.
High achievers are more challenging and hard work.

Notice how teachers in private and religious schools accept lower pay in the schools where parents are more involved in teaching the kids.