A letter from the Michigan Education Association dated Dec. 7, 2009 describes the attitude of the MEA regarding Michigan's response to federal Race to the Top funding. The letter states:
"RTTT requires student growth data to be a 'significant' factor in assessing the performance of educators... Too often, this particular RTTT requirement gets translated into the notion that teacher success should be judged solely on test scores - MEA will steadfastly oppose efforts to characterize the RTTT student growth data requirements in this simplistic fashion."
So MEA wants to see legislation that actually reflects the language of RTTT with subtlety and balance, so that test scores really are just one of a number of factors taken into account in determining teacher pay. Sounds good to me; I actually wouldn't mind that, provided the 'other factors' are meaningful. My question is: what do you think the odds are of this ideal notion actually happening?
Imagine, law makers imbuing legislation with subtlety and balance to reflect the true spirit of the original intention, and bureaucrats implementing such laws reasonably and responsibly... Sounds wonderful, like a dream come true, like a fantasy. Just my opinion.
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