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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Bill Gates: For Teachers, Shame Is No Solution - NYTimes.com

For Teachers, Shame Is No Solution - NYTimes.com:

Shame Is Not the Solution




Seattle
Johnny Selman

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LAST week, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled that teachers’ individual performance assessments could be made public. I have no opinion on the ruling as a matter of law, but as a harbinger of education policy in the United States, it is a big mistake.
I am a strong proponent of measuring teachers’ effectiveness, and my foundation works with many schools to help make sure that such evaluations improve the overall quality of teaching. But publicly ranking teachers by name will not help them get better at their jobs or improve student learning. On the contrary, it will make it a lot