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Re: IEEE Article on Importance of Programs like FIRST
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Originally Posted by dtengineering View Post
I've often advised students to "never let school get in the way of your education".

But I digress... I quite enjoyed the article (especially the sampling of responses your received). I can't imagine, however, actuallly teaching in the test-based merit-pay environment you describe. I know it exists, but for the last 13 years I've had the freedom make professional judgements regarding my courses... and thats why we've been doing FRC at our school for seven years now. My theory on effective education... get good people... teach them how to teach well... pay them fairly... give them some resources... and get out of their way.

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That's what a lot of instructors would prefer (especially the fair pay and get out of the way part ;-). But, the merit pay thing is alive and well and living here in the U.S. in certain jurisdictions. It's a sad thing to see a good teacher have to play cut-throat politics to keep their jobs and get the pay they deserve. Unfortunately, in this scheme, nobody wins -- especially the kids.