Obama is right to proposed rewarding teachers for performance from merit pay systems

Background:

Davis, Teddy; Sunlen Miller (November 20, 2007). "Obama Bucks Party Line on Education". ABC News. Retrieved on January 14, 2008.

Obama is right to proposed rewarding teachers for performance from traditional merit pay systems,

Reasons to agree:

1. People need motivation in order to do their best.

Reasons to disagree

1. Obama has assured unions that changes would be pursued through the collective bargaining process. This is not strong enough. No union is going to do what is right, just for the hell of it. They are going to try to get the most, for the least, and Obama should put kids first when it comes to merit pay.