The trick to getting better teachers in the US isn't more accountability---administrators and school boards are already so fearful of parents that standards for students have dropped to historic lows to accomodate the most unprepared students and the parents backing them.
Look at the countries with star education systems like Japan, Korea, China, Singapore and you'll see a) a culture of respect for teachers and b) high teacher salaries.
In the US teachers are treated and paid like service employees (not well), parents carry "the customer is always right" attitude, and teachers are expected to parent students who receive no behavioral reinforcement at home. In the countries with star education systems parents are ashamed of disobedient and underperforming students and reinforce the goals of the school at home.
You won't get better teachers until you get better parents and a culture that values education.
Sorry, I was asking about accountability, not performance. The purpose of my question was not in regards to how to produce better teachers; rather, trying to understand how problematic teachers are discovered and held accountable for staying in the role past the time when it is healthy and safe for the children in the classroom.
The trick to getting better teachers in the US isn't more accountability---administrators and school boards are already so fearful of parents that standards for students have dropped to historic lows to accomodate the most unprepared students and the parents backing them.
Look at the countries with star education systems like Japan, Korea, China, Singapore and you'll see a) a culture of respect for teachers and b) high teacher salaries.
In the US teachers are treated and paid like service employees (not well), parents carry "the customer is always right" attitude, and teachers are expected to parent students who receive no behavioral reinforcement at home. In the countries with star education systems parents are ashamed of disobedient and underperforming students and reinforce the goals of the school at home.
You won't get better teachers until you get better parents and a culture that values education.