The Displaced Plainsman notes a suggestion from Harrisburg principal Kevin Lein that Governor Daugaard direct a portion the funding for his proposed education reforms to hire and train retired teachers to conduct teacher evaluations. The idea of having master teachers…
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My bedtime reading last night was Anu Partanen's article on "the stunning success of the West's reigning education superpower, Finland." Partanen's assessment, relying heavily on Finnish education official and author Pasi Sahlberg, points out that almost everything the Finns have…
Governor Dennis Daugaard wants to hand out $5,000 merit bonuses to the top 20% of teachers in each public K-12 school district in South Dakota. The lucky winners will be determined by a 50&ndash50 combination of quantitative measures—i.e., a new…
The Yankton brain trust is all about Daniel Pink's well-researched argument that rewards don't motivate performance. LK refers to Pink in my comment section. Nathan Johnson links to this animation of Daniel Pink's lecture on the failure of merit bonuses…
Governor Dennis Daugaard offers the following core philosophical motivation for his merit bonus plan for South Dakota teachers: ...our staffing levels and spending levels have gone up significantly over time. A sizeable increase in our investment in education, over time,…
Governor Dennis Daugaard says that one purpose of his merit bonus proposal for the top 20% of teachers in each school district is "to attract more of our talented young people into the teaching profession." Let's review the average salaries…
Consider this: Governor Dennis Daugaard is willing to sign into law abortion restrictions that face clear and predictable constitutional challenges. He will wager over a million tax dollars on litigation to see if maybe he can get the right lawyers…
Governor Dennis Daugaard's merit bonus proposal is based on the belief that handing an extra $5000 to each of the top 20% of teachers at each school will drive healthy competition and inspire teachers to teach more effectively. Unfortunately, Governor…