Should Teacher Performance be Linked to Student Test Scores?

[gaiasmagick]

What a JOKE! The teachers union is full of B.S. Is there any other union out there that has job security based on...oh...nothing? I think not! And there is nothing more important than education! "Cant tie teacher performance to student test scores". Is there any better way to reflect a teacher's performance? Hell no!!! Come on teachers! Step it up! What are you so afraid of?

[longfootbuddy]

i think teacher performance should be linked to the satisfaction of the parent that employs them...leave the rest of us out of it

[MsJanetWood]

No one will want to teach Remedial Math or English as a Second Language for fear of being labeled a "bad teacher".

Furthermore, students in remedial courses usually have behavior problems.