Teacher Compensation Survey

Thanks for your consideration and comments in answering the following questions openly and honestly about how you think educators should be compensated for the job that they do.

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First, one question about YOU. Which best describes your profession? *

If you chose "Other", explain. You may also elaborate on your profession, i.e. Banker at Goldman Sachs, stay at home daytrader, oil mogul, etc.

Most public school teachers are compensated based upon two criteria: experience and education level. How do you feel about this current model? *

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This is a great way to compensate educators.						There must be a better way!

One idea that has been discussed (and actually acted upon in some districts), is the idea of "merit" pay. Often this is based solely on student improvement as gauged by standardized tests. How do you feel about compensating educators based upon student performance on standardized tests? *

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That seems like an excellent way to gauge an educators effectiveness in the classroom.						Meh, there are too many factors to tell anything meaningful about the effectiveness of the teacher this way.

If YOU could determine how educators were compensated, what would you use as criteria? * Thanks for being as detailed as you can be with this prompt.

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