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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I do expect school leaders to realize that teachers can't overcome poverty either and that youthful energy and determination, merit pay, evaluations, engaging lessons and strongly held beliefs aren't going to make a significant difference for kids until the effects of poverty are addressed. [/quote] Again. If highly trained career educators cannot teach poor kids, there's no point in paying a premium for highly trained career educators. Let's pay semi-volunteer teachers the minimum wage, and spend the difference on welfare programs. If, on the other hand, there are highly trained, experienced teachers who feel they *can* actually make a significant difference in the education of poor children, let's hire those teachers. You can't have it both ways: either expensive and highly trained professional teachers can make a difference, or they can't. If they can't, fire all of them. If they can, evaluate them. It's that simple. [/quote]
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