re: Should teachers be paid on student performance?

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my wife is a teacher that teaches sped kids. some of these children are completely hopeless. its sad, but effort is a better measuring stick on a lot of them unfortunately. some just dont have the capacity.

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There are several types of teachers that would be tough to measure with "performance" standards. Special ed, PE, music and art teachers for example.

Perhaps the overall growth of scores in the school could serve as a proxy. If students are staying engaged in school because of PE or art, that should reflect well on the school overall.

Special ed is still different though.