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Title: CC this poll!
Post by: Karin on March 12, 2010, 01:37:11 PM
Link to DUmp (http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7902786)

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ddeclue  (1000+ posts)        Fri Mar-12-10 01:44 PM
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DU this poll.. say NO to teacher "merit" pay..

Here's the link to the poll.  You don't have to register, it's the Orlando Sentinel. 

Poll link (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/os-ed-poll-teacher-merit-pay-031210,0,6711271.poll)
Title: Re: CC this poll!
Post by: IassaFTots on March 12, 2010, 01:40:29 PM
done!
Title: Re: CC this poll!
Post by: Texacon on March 12, 2010, 02:00:46 PM
Done.

KC
Title: Re: CC this poll!
Post by: thundley4 on March 12, 2010, 02:01:36 PM
I did it while perusing the DUmp earlier.  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: CC this poll!
Post by: debk on March 12, 2010, 02:04:42 PM
as of 3:05pm ET....52 yes...42 no.

 :evillaugh:
Title: Re: CC this poll!
Post by: ColonialMarine0431 on March 12, 2010, 02:14:15 PM
Ah yes. Florida State Senator John Thrasher (R) is pissing off the dems and the teacher's unions.  :lmao:

John Thrasher: Florida teachers must demand better results (http://jacksonville.com/opinion/letters_from_readers/2010-03-11/story/john_thrasher_florida_teachers_must_demand_better_resu)

Title: Re: CC this poll!
Post by: longview on March 12, 2010, 02:47:06 PM
done
Title: Re: CC this poll!
Post by: BlueStateSaint on March 12, 2010, 03:58:22 PM
Quote from: debk on March 12, 2010, 02:04:42 PM
as of 3:05pm ET....52 yes...42 no.

 :evillaugh:

And, as of 4:59 PM EST, it's up to 80 yes and 48 no. :evillaugh: :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
Title: Re: CC this poll!
Post by: crockspot on March 12, 2010, 04:02:06 PM
K&R!!!!111
Title: Re: CC this poll!
Post by: diesel driver on March 12, 2010, 05:18:23 PM
Just voted:

86 yes
52 no
Title: Re: CC this poll!
Post by: miskie on March 12, 2010, 05:26:12 PM
Done

K&R   !!!11!!!1!   :evillaugh:
Title: Re: CC this poll!
Post by: DefiantSix on March 12, 2010, 05:44:53 PM
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa200/DefiantSix/Poll_Meritpay-OrlandoSentinel.jpg)

This was the tally after I voted the second time.  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: CC this poll!
Post by: formerlurker on March 12, 2010, 06:05:53 PM
Yes yes yes to merit pay for teachers.
Title: Re: CC this poll!
Post by: diesel driver on March 12, 2010, 06:14:19 PM
Currently, it stands at:

93 yes
107 no

Thank me later....
Title: Re: CC this poll!
Post by: GOBUCKS on March 12, 2010, 06:20:29 PM
Merit pay for teachers sounds good, but would probably be a disaster. The ones denied it would immediately go to court, and school districts would have to spend a fortune defending themselves. Parents of kids assigned to teachers who don't get merit pay would sue the school district for sticking their kids with the dud teachers. The best course would be to simply fire the bad ones, but that's proven to be impossible as well. Pam and P2b are still "teaching". I don't believe there is any way to correlate quality of public education with how much is spent on it, because you cannot get rid of the bad teachers or disruptive students, and you cannot enforce discipline in the urban jungle schools.