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How do you measure merit?
by misuba 18y ago
How do you measure merit?
- grandalf 18y agoBy seniority, of course! Or that is what the teachers' unions would have us believe. Is measuring merit all that hard? It's done successfully higher ed. The bottom line is that we shouldn't worry so much about the concept of merit b/c we don't need a one-size-fits-all system. For example, some people prefer to go to a large public university where profs are "meritorious" if they publish and are at the cutting edge of research -- while others prefer to go to smaller schools with more of a focus on teaching and small class sizes. Chances are with widespread voucher availability, K-12 education would become less cookie-cutter and would better address the diverse definitions of merit that exist. Of course, states/cities could require certain curriculum, teacher SAT scores, etc., but such things would represent a floor rather than a ceiling on what "merit" is.
- tokenadult 18y agoHow do you measure merit? I would let the learners have power to shop, and we will know soon enough which teachers are doing a good job.