A discussion of public school teachers’ salaries and bonuses.
This paper presents a detailed examination of merit pay and merit raises for teachers in the public school systems. The writer explores many aspects on both sides of the issue and concludes that merit raises are a positive idea.
The Constitution of the United States of America gives all children in the nation a right to a free public education. The teachers who teach within that system are charged with molding and developing the mind and characters of those who represent the future. Today’s first grader may become the president someday, while the third grader down the hall might grow up to cure cancer. Teachers have one of the most important jobs in the world when it comes to having an influence on what the future holds. They develop the ideas and desires of millions of students each year who will someday go out into the world and take part in its success of failure.