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Originally Posted by bcb
I don't personally know any 'chair warmers'. Not saying there aren't any, but then again most companies have a few. The chair warmer notion is a tad stereotypical.
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I consider the teachers my son had from K to 4 as chair warmers...ok maybe not the K teacher. The others all said, "don't be concerned" "there's nothing wrong" "he will pick it up when he is ready" "you are not doing enough with him at home", etc, etc, etc..... and "socially" promoted him every year. To this day I think his constantly being pulled out of classes for "tutoring" did him more harm than holding him back ever would have.
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How do you determine merit? popularity contest? good looks? parent survey? Remember simply linking teacher performance to standardized testing results is erroneous, as tests only tell part of the story, and because results swing wildly from class to class.
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Agreed.
It must encompass many aspects. Principal reviews, parent reviews, peer reviews, but it does also need to have some outcome assessment. You can build in realistic benchmarks based on the unique challenges. ESL as one example.