[quote=CA renter]
Agree that we should pay math and science teachers more if we’re not getting them in sufficient quantity and quality with the current pay structure.
And since some teachers can earn more for being bilingual or for having certain certifications, I think one could easily make the argument that math and science teachers could be paid more.[/quote]
Teaching is the one of the few decent paying job centers for liberal arts majors. Really want to displace some of those opportunities for History and English majors with Math and Engineering majors.
The fundamental problem with public education is it socialistic approach to everything. Teacher compensation is based on time served because any other performance based approach would be unfair for some reason or another. Students can’t be failed and held back and they also can’t advance and perform at a higher level because that too would be unfair. Every decision made is based on some sort of perceived fairness so when that is your guiding principle you underachieve in everything.
Teaching the way you teach math probably isn’t going to solve the problem that you continually allow kids to underachieve and fail math without any consequences. All in the name of not hurting anybody’s feelings. Until being able to do math and solve problems is more important than feelings the problems will remain.
