1. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/17/impact-washington-dc-shools/2993233/
2. Category of Problem/Issue identified in article: Education
3. Level of problem/issue: Local Level
4. A problem/issue that individuals/families face
5. Why this is important to individuals/families OR How does this affect individuals/families:
This is important to individuals because it affects teachers as well as students. It also affects the other schools around them, on their opinion of this system.
What are your views on the issue/policy?
My views on this system is that it's a great idea. I feel like there are so many teachers out there that do not care about students learning, only about getting them to make good grades. Even though learning and making good grades are hand in hand, sometimes you can get good grades without trying or cheating. We should have teachers that encourage students to learn so that they remember it and not memorize it. According to Michelle Rhee, District of Columbia Schools Chancellor, "It makes low-performing teachers leave the school system and improves the skills of those who stay." The high performing teachers qualify for annual bonuses up to $25,000 or more for their entire careers. This would either improve others to do better or for the teachers who don't care to try to teach better, to leave. I definitely agree with Rhee, that every child in D.C. "has a right to a highly effective teacher--in every classroom, of every school, of every neighborhood, of every ward, in this City." I think it is fair the the system allows teachers who are rated "ineffective" to be fired after two years. I'm sure a teacher can observe what they can do better after a year, and make sure to apply better teaching skills the next year.
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