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| Yes | 46% | 728 votes | Total: 1593 votes | |
| No | 54% | 865 votes |
Yes
Created on: March 14, 2009
Teacher accountability is a thorny issue that has increasingly come under discussion as student performance
Created on: January 18, 2010 Last Updated: April 16, 2011
The answer to this title is a resounding yes. Teachers can make or break a pupil attending
Created on: April 23, 2009 Last Updated: May 13, 2012
There are many variables and inconsistencies to consider, however, under the ideal set of circumstances,
by Ally Chumley
Created on: September 01, 2007
As a teacher, I can answer a resounding YES. Sure, it's the student's job to pay attention and apply
Created on: October 03, 2008 Last Updated: October 31, 2010
A few days ago, my daughter returned home from school at her usual time. She always does homework with
Created on: March 19, 2009
"If you can read this, thank a teacher."Anonymous teacher
On the surface this might seem like a simple
by Les Thompson
Created on: July 12, 2008
This question, Should teachers be held accountable for low student test scores? is being debated constantly.This
by Pilar Witt
Created on: August 24, 2007 Last Updated: March 08, 2008
One student means nothing, but when there is a general tendency for low/high scores, it is quite true
Created on: May 18, 2009 Last Updated: May 20, 2009
Good teachers love their students and wish to see them excel in their studies and reach the heights
by ADM
Created on: July 23, 2009
Absolutely. Teachers have first hand knowledge of who is willing to learn, who needs a little prodding,
Created on: September 20, 2008 Last Updated: September 25, 2008
We claim teaching to be the most extolled profession in society. Yet teachers rank among the lowest
by Kelly Huston
Created on: October 26, 2008
Should teachers be held accountable for low student test scores? Of course they should! My initial reaction
by David Brown
Created on: April 23, 2009
This writer reallly has a hard time with this question because there are so many elements involved in
Created on: June 08, 2008
As a teacher in a low-performing school, I have seen both sides of this issue, and there is no easy
Created on: August 14, 2007
Should people be paid for what they do - or should they be paid for showing up at work?
The sad fact
Created on: November 12, 2008 Last Updated: December 15, 2008
Should teachers be held accountable for low student test scores? Teachers versus low student test scores
Created on: January 04, 2008 Last Updated: December 19, 2008
Sure they should. To explain properly, allow me to bore you with an anecdote.
Back in ancient times I
Created on: July 08, 2008
Teachers should be held accountable for low student test scores. But so should the students themselves,
Created on: November 08, 2007 Last Updated: July 22, 2008
It takes both aptitude and motivation from students to achieve higher test scores. These two factors
Created on: August 29, 2007
This is a question for which there is truly no correct answer. The accountability issue for low student
No
Created on: June 19, 2009 Last Updated: July 05, 2009
Teachers are often the obvious scapegoat in a situation where a pupil is underperforming. Afterall,
Created on: December 29, 2009 Last Updated: December 30, 2009
Teachers have always been held accountable for the success, or failures of their charges. The traditional
Created on: October 22, 2010
Teachers are increasingly assuming the responsibility for everything that happens inside the classroom.
Created on: July 10, 2008
Disclosure: I'm a teacher myself. However I nowadays work in adult education where student testing is
by James Lynne
Created on: August 01, 2008 Last Updated: August 02, 2008
It seems that every politician throwing his hat into the ring for public office sets his sites on the
by Jen Gross
Created on: March 18, 2010 Last Updated: March 19, 2010
Value-Added Assessment of Student Progress
Value-Added Assessment (VAA) is a policy that has
Created on: May 20, 2008
The goal of education is to get students to think, learn skills and learn information. Unfortunately
Created on: January 07, 2010
I recently heard that current governing officials in New York State are considering a new imposition
Created on: May 19, 2009
In order for teachers to be held accountable for the success or failure of their students on standardized
by Carrie Suchy
Created on: May 15, 2008
Are You Kidding?
Is holding teachers accountable for a low test score going to motivate a teacher to
by R Shimoda
Created on: January 19, 2010 Last Updated: January 20, 2010
A wise person once said "You can lead a horse to water but... you can't make him drink." So to
by Don Pool
Created on: March 19, 2010 Last Updated: March 21, 2010
I do not believe teachers should not be held accountable for low student test scores. Instead I believe teachers
by Toni Doswell
Created on: August 21, 2007 Last Updated: February 15, 2012
Teachers as a group should not be held accountable for low student tests scores. Low test scores of
by Erin Moss
Created on: January 27, 2008
This topic is like a double-edged sword. While there are certainly less than stellar teachers out there
Created on: April 26, 2010
The teacher’s job is to teach, inform, encourage, stimulate, and inspire. All of these
Created on: August 26, 2008 Last Updated: June 04, 2010
The job of being a teacher is seemingly hard. They give knowledge to so many students on a daily basis,
by L T Corda
Created on: September 06, 2007
As a young teacher fresh out of college, my mind was brimming with ideas for how to instill a love of
by Dewan Golam Shafi Choudhury
Created on: July 19, 2008
Ok lets starts off by answering this question basically, and then moving into good detail.
Teachers are
Created on: November 20, 2008
Teachers can not be blamed if a student has low test scores. First of all, education is to benefit the
Created on: May 18, 2009 Last Updated: June 04, 2009
Well, Teacher accountability is a very touchy subject. I'm the son of a teacher so I know a little bit