Greg Forster
2008-09-08 07:01:47
Bill,
You say that this is Rhee’s attmept “to keep what good teachers she has.” And that’s precisely why we can reasonably expect this policy to have a positive impact on teacher quality, although (as I said) a limited one. Bad teachers will not choose to participate in the new system, and that will limit its impact. However, good teachers do stand to make more money by signing up for the new system, so I think it’s reasonable to expect that they will in fact sign up. And if they do, and their higher salaries make them more likely to stay in the system than they otherwise would be, that means the policy will have a positive impact. Again, it’s not a revolutionary change. But it’s an important one.
