Eight brief points about “merit pay” for teachers | Daniel Pink

coolcatteacher:

Dan Pink has a recent article (February 2012) on the issue of merit pay for teachers with some compelling points. He also has a TED talk on the topic in which he quotes research on how performance pay can backfire in unintended ways.This leads me to think that this is a voter-driven issue and what voters need is leadership in this area by people who are willing to find out the information and become well educated on the topic. The world needs education and it starts at the top with people who will drill down into an issue.