[quote=AN][quote=CA renter]It might be better to combine test scores with in-class observations and (perhaps) parent and student input.[/quote]
I totally agree with this too. I would never suggest test scores being the only measurement. Maybe, we can have students and parents input, principal input, AND possibly a camera in the classroom as proof, on whether the teachers are really doing their job or not. Maybe limit the camera to the classrooms where the teachers think they’re unfairly judged.[/quote]
Advocates of reform agree…student progress should be only part of the evaluation and pay/promotion system. No one suggest it should be the sole determinant. But the teachers unions say it should have absolutely no weight because it is impossible to accurately measure progress. What they really want to do is protect the poor teachers.
I believe where student learning is part of the evaluation, it is only 25% to 50% of the process.
