tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post2662749727272647213..comments2024-03-19T07:30:55.288-04:00Comments on Curmudgeon: Teacher evaluations, new researchCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323026187622872114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-54464536493275171472012-01-13T00:21:24.386-05:002012-01-13T00:21:24.386-05:00The best evaluations I've had have come from o...The best evaluations I've had have come from other people in my department. Or lower level principals who once taught my subject. Teachers who are currently in the classroom, experiencing what you are experiencing have actual suggestions based on the student population, topic you are teaching, etc. <br /><br />At my current school we are evaluated once a month, but it is not really helpful. The same suggestions are given to every teacher in the department each month, because that month has a focus. September was about RBIS's so we all had goals about that, October was about team teaching, so we had goals about teaming differently and so on. <br /><br />All the idea of merit and incentive pay, to me, doesn't fit in with what schools are supposed to be. Giving people autonomy and trust to do the thing they love is a reward. The students they see succeed despite difficulties is a reward. The idea that a principal or test will decide if I earn additional pay doesn't sit well with me. <br /><br />My friend is studying to be a principal and he said, how hard would it be for principals who came up in their districts and are close with faculty to decline to provide merit pay, based on random principles, to teachers they know needed money? Worst of all, I think it would mean less sharing of ideas and resources because you would want to keep them all for yourself so you could reap the benefits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com