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The reason teacher's salaries are set incorrectly is because supply and demand has been pushed out of the equation. 1. some teachers can't be laid off. 2. s
by maeon3 15y ago
The reason teacher's salaries are set incorrectly is because supply and demand has been pushed out of the equation.
1. some teachers can't be laid off.
2. schools don't get proportionally more money for exceptional work.
3. most parents are indifferent to maxing out their child's education quality.
4. most of the teachers effort must be applied to the hellions and problem-makers. optimization for max output requires removing the bottom 20% that cause 80% of the problems.
If you want teachers to be paid what they are worth, you have to take the Communism out of the school and replace it with that evil Capitalism thing that makes salary tied to how much a worker is worth.
- pmb 15y agoHow can you tell? How can signals propagate through such a system?
- T-R 15y agoI agree with your overall points, but sarcasm and characterizations of those who disagree with you as communists isn't conducive to conversation.
- shaggyfrog 15y agoCouldn't agree more. The nonsense at the end is a disappointing postscript to an otherwise thoughtful comment.
- maeon3 15y agoI see how using the word "Communism" can be taken as an insult, I didn't mean it as one. I'm using the dictionary definition of Communism here. When I think "Communism in American schools", I think of the famous communism quote: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need."