tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11712764.post1654506095410774407..comments2023-12-26T01:53:37.129-07:00Comments on 'Burque Babble: Big Budget Math and the Teacher Incentive Fundjscotkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824360655778237168noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11712764.post-44004744228285473892009-10-14T13:16:33.356-06:002009-10-14T13:16:33.356-06:00No offense, but some teachers are worth more than ...No offense, but some teachers are worth more than others. It's really much harder to be an effective math & science teacher than it is to be an entertaining music, art, English or PE teacher. And it's harder to recruit the math & science majors.<br /><br />If you exclude the liberal arts teachers, there is enough money to substantially improve U.S. education using teacher incentives, particular in the areas where we are lagging, math & scienceAsperGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583209261642240235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11712764.post-74280274193716765712009-07-23T11:10:41.153-06:002009-07-23T11:10:41.153-06:00Anonymous #4 (if I count correctly): You're r...Anonymous #4 (if I count correctly): You're right about the grant aspect, something I failed to get into in the post. I also wanted to emphasize that $200 million of the Fund comes as a one-shot deal from the "Stimulus" bill. Other details (and there are many, many details) can be found at:<br /><br />http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherincentive/faq.htmljscotkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824360655778237168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11712764.post-62011670063502316412009-07-23T09:50:32.249-06:002009-07-23T09:50:32.249-06:00Here's the factor that is left out of your pos...Here's the factor that is left out of your post: the Teacher Incentive Fund is a competitive grant. This means that only school districts with enough resources to put together one of these 100-page monster grant proposals and budgets (i.e. a team of 2 or 3 or more working full time for a couple of months if it's going to be well done)- and not just any resources, but COMPETENT PEOPLE...only these school districts will actually get the money. So unfortunately, it is even worse than it originally sounds. Also, with the new national push for holding results in higher regard than process and learning, you can bet that a big chunk of money on the approved proposals is going to go to assessment and administrative costs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11712764.post-89404179687696423812009-07-18T22:17:01.022-06:002009-07-18T22:17:01.022-06:00Brilliant! And of course, who will decide what thi...Brilliant! And of course, who will decide what this merit pay is based on? Because here in Alabama the good ol' boy network among football coaches still reigns supreme. I am sure they would all merit extra pay. Heck, they already do. Teach one class only & still get paid a $26,000 stipend and bonus money for making it to the playoffs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11712764.post-89284715590439046842009-07-17T22:07:36.822-06:002009-07-17T22:07:36.822-06:00I love your blog. It helps keep me sane.
A tea...I love your blog. It helps keep me sane. <br /><br />A teacherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11712764.post-53204763327627837012009-07-17T08:18:38.315-06:002009-07-17T08:18:38.315-06:00Thank you, thank you, thank you, for doinng the ma...Thank you, thank you, thank you, for doinng the math. It is people like you and John Stewart who seem to make government so simple! wink wink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com