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We should ALL be worried. I work my tail off; I know the
misconception is that teachers who are worried have been
skating by for far too long. It's all coming at us at once;
it's hard for US to figure out who to credit/blame for
anything, let alone people not employed by the district. I
worry about:
-Senate Bill 5 and its ramifications.
-Budget cuts and their ramifications.
-Kasich's merit pay. Many of us are in grades that will
never see a dime of merit pay, but it's a fact that no 4
grader would pass their OAA without the hard work of all
the teachers preceding that 4th grade teacher. I'm OK with
not getting the $ since I'm not one one under the gun (with
scores published on the report card and in local papers,
etc); I am NOT ok with local parents wondering if I didn't
deserve merit pay when the list is published that Mrs. 4th
grade received it, Mrs. 6th grade received it...but Mrs.
Kindergarten didn't. If Kasich is trying to pit us against
each other, it'll surely work. When Mrs. 5th grade doesn't
get it, who is she going to blame? Mrs. 4th grade, of
course, for a combination of not preparing the kids
adequately, and for stacking the deck so all the low kids
are in her class and not Mr. 4th Grade's class, etc.  

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