There are many reasons why "merit pay" would never work in education. The biggest problem is determining what "merit" is, and the person who would determine it is more often than not the least qualified to make that decision.
It also undercuts the collaboration among colleagues necessary for schools to function by turning teaching into a competitive enterprise.
It just doesn't work.
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"Merit" is one thing, qualifications or lack of them is another. The outrageously unqualified WCSD sup Pedro Martinez tries to talk a good game about cooperation and the challenges with minority students. He actually doesn't say much of anything of substance here.
The lack of substance is a perfect reflection on him.
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Here are a few pictures I took at Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon today, including a couple of them from the historic lodge:
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