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Show 55 "educational" standpoint when perhaps the underlying economic. Dugald Arbuckle, Superb teachers one concerns are proponent of merit pay has said: scarce, and public education today needs But it must recognize them, and it must pay them; but to do this it must accept the fact of life that such teachers are worth far more than most teachers. Most school budgets today could stand a doubling of the maximum, as long as it is understood that only a few people will be good enough to get there. The opportunity will then be there, open for those who are capable of producing at a high level, and willing to have their production evaluated.2l them are desperately. Arbuckle and other proponents of merit pay teachers only are The merit pay schemes superb. few teachers. a that only assume a few they propose would reward Their interest would be in redistributing .the available funds rather than increasing the monies for school districts. A 70% hypothetical question can 80% of the teachers in any given system or merit pay school necessary to district be provide a to pay for such willing to advertise for rather doubtful prepared system? a the economics of the situation. occur a day to the 21DUgald S. to were It is the chief concern, at whatever the cost. in which there 3-8. level join its system? If education Arbuckle, "Professional (September 1967): a Would the taxpayers be graduating from universities and colleges who House 42 Would superb? school district would not be interested in having only in even because of what appears to be superb teachers would be recruited teachers--especially or Would any school district be superb teachers that such would are to raise taxes "superb" education? willing then be asked: What if all or are a few superb potential cannot find Technician?" A teachers teaching Clearing |
