tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30234378.post422500695082366269..comments2023-07-01T06:47:54.795-04:00Comments on Ready, Willing and Abell: New York Measuring Teachers by Test ScoresJennifer Abellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579669399103806962noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30234378.post-22774484114776637582008-01-28T22:47:00.000-05:002008-01-28T22:47:00.000-05:00If parents would participate more actively in thei...If parents would participate more actively in their children education life at school, it could help them to improve their test scores. What is really going on is that student violence and other extreme behavioural problems are being waterdown or ignored by the school administrators. consequently, it reflects a bad academic performance in students' test scores. Are parents, administrators, and community doing enough to support educators to have a better schools that shape a better society? don't blame just teachers, when the root of the problem is at home and in the socio/economic factor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30234378.post-49974760655428463082008-01-23T02:00:00.000-05:002008-01-23T02:00:00.000-05:00Pressuring teachers to learn the material is part ...Pressuring teachers to learn the material is part of the solution.<BR/><BR/>Making administrators get rid of incompetent teachers is another part of the solution.<BR/><BR/>There is no reason to "reward" teachers because they do their job. <BR/><BR/>Some of these teachers that teach straight out of the book blatantly shows that they don't know the material. They aren't engaging the students, and have the kids write out notes for 1/2 the period.<BR/>Why can't the people that supervise these teachers step in the classroom and teach the classes themselves until they can hire someone that is competent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30234378.post-62224302417210130242008-01-21T11:39:00.000-05:002008-01-21T11:39:00.000-05:00Pressuring teachers is not the solution.Here's the...Pressuring teachers is not the solution.<BR/>Here's the solution: give bonuses out to the people that have the most influence on test scores. The people who's motivational mind set really matters. The students themselves. Currently students have no reason, that they can realate to, to perform well or poorly. Now, if we start handing out an iPod or Wii for most growth, then we'll start to see movement in test scores!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com