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Where I teach, NCLB is the Bible. My good friend is a Spec. Ed. teacher and a darn good one, I might add. She works like a dog until around 6 p.m. at night.

Anyhoo, in our school we have only pull out students, thanks to the Florida Legislature and Jeb Bush (running for Senate). My friend did not receive Merit Pay because a child with Downs Syndrome was in the regular classroom. Parents refused to place their child in the special class. Child could not even write his name or tell you how old he was when he began Kindergarten (he was 7 at the time). Child was unable to tell you his name. As I was saying, parents refused to place child in self contained class. My friend was then expected to make this child show 1 year's growth.

Of course child was unable to show 1 year's growth on DIBBLES. He is mentally retarded. However, because of parents, that teacher lost out on $1,000.

She really needed that money. She has 2 daughters in college and her husband had jus...See More
Tessa- FL It's not fair to anyone. I have kids with parents in jail, wacked out on drugs, the whole nine yards. How are they going to progress 1 year? Merit pay is stupid. All teachers work hard. If there is extra money lying around, spread it equally to all the teachers.
Dec 21, 2008


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