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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Chicago strike is not about money at all.

It is mostly about tying pay to performance when as others have stated, we actually want our best teachers working with our worst students. There are also too many variables about what constitutes student performance.     I would like to see others think about whether their pay should be tied to their "clients" performance.  Should we drop doctor's pay if they don't convince their patients to lose weight and stop smoking?

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True enough, the strike isn't about money, it's about fear.  Fear of being held accountable to your job and fear of not returning to work from a layoff because you really aren't good enough at your job.  The evaluation system has not been updated in 40 years.  The system they are trying to implement has been developed by teachers. It's probably as imperfect as the IMPACT system and doesn't address family/social issues that these unfortunate (not in the poor sense but in the sense that they have no control over their life circumstances) kids have to deal with while trying to learn.  But some system must be put in place to stem our hemorrhaging public education system and holding the teachers accountable is the easiest place to start.  These "negotiations" could be conducted while schools continue to operate.  These teachers only have themselves to blame at this point because they are being lead by an inept and probably corrupt union.  Hoping this turns into a revolutionary moment in our history for public education.

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