The Pros And Cons Of Teachers

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When compared, younger and old teachers are polar opposites. While experienced teacher, who have years under their belt, are not usually accustomed to the technological age, younger teachers have been educated with modern technology, and can use that to their advantage in the classroom. Younger teachers have grown up in a technological age and can adapt to the constant upgrade in technology. Experienced teachers, on the other hand, have a harder time learning how to operate all the new gadgets schools are getting. Writer Brian Crosby tells us how the seniority a teacher has is rather evident in many aspects of the job in his two books The $100,000 Teacher and Smart Kids, Bad Schools. Experienced teachers have the choice of which district they want to work in, they choose which classes they teach, and they usually get a higher pay. Younger teachers, however, are put in challenging environments to teach in, are stuck with clubs to oversee, and are given a lower pay. Incentive is something that motivates or encourages one to do something. It should be given to teachers when their performance in the classroom is not of good quality. Bad quality teachers should be given incentive such as higher wages and better environmental …show more content…

Adding bonuses to paychecks will make teachers feel that their jobs are worth keeping (“Announces $442 million in teacher incentive Fund Grants; 62 winners from 17 states”). If any teacher believes their job is not beneficial, bonuses will make them more confident in what they do. For example, if a teacher has to buy his or her own supplies with their own money, they will feel discouraged about the school not supplying them with essential classroom materials. But with increased payment, they can buy their own supplies and still have a check worth working for. But for teachers to achieve set payments, they must go through evaluations to see if they are suitable with higher payments

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