[Speed Gibson,
Sunday August 21, 2005 at 10:09am]
Q-Comp
On the Almanac couch this week to discuss the new "Q-Comp" program were
And what flowed from this panel, all four of them, was a painful litany of all things mushy said politically correctly. It made me think of the O Jay's "Love Train" (Join hands!) I had an initial urge to transcribe some of this, but I can't bring myself to do it. Then I thought of another tune, "It's the Same Old Song" (Four Tops).
No, there will be no "destructive competition" among teachers trying to earn additional pay. Instead, we'll use that money to "develop" skills and "share" new methods. The Prime Directive of non-interference with the comfortable, unaccountable status quo remains in full effect.
Craig Westover and others have charged that the requirements that Q-Comp pay only for performance are toothless and I agree. This broadcast removed any remaining hope I had that this will do anything besides just raise spending.
- Alice Seagren, Commissioner of Education
- Ben Kanninen, Superintendent of Burnsville Public Schools and 2005 Superintendent of the Year
- Barb Sykora, State Representative (R, 33B) and Assistant House Majority Leader
- Judy Schaubach, President of Education Minnesota
And what flowed from this panel, all four of them, was a painful litany of all things mushy said politically correctly. It made me think of the O Jay's "Love Train" (Join hands!) I had an initial urge to transcribe some of this, but I can't bring myself to do it. Then I thought of another tune, "It's the Same Old Song" (Four Tops).
No, there will be no "destructive competition" among teachers trying to earn additional pay. Instead, we'll use that money to "develop" skills and "share" new methods. The Prime Directive of non-interference with the comfortable, unaccountable status quo remains in full effect.
Craig Westover and others have charged that the requirements that Q-Comp pay only for performance are toothless and I agree. This broadcast removed any remaining hope I had that this will do anything besides just raise spending.