Paying for Better Math and Science Teachers

Coryoth writes "While California is suffering from critical shortage of mathematics and science teachers, Kentucky is considering two bills that would give explicit financial incentives to math and science students and teachers. The first bill would provide cash incentives to schools to run AP math and science classes, and cash scholarships to students who did well on AP math and science exams. The second bill provides salary bumps for any teachers with degrees in math or science, or who score well in teacher-certification tests in math, chemistry and physics. Is such differentiated pay the right way to attract science graduates who can make much more in industry, or is it simply going to breed discontent among teachers?"

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Re:Fat, Dumb and Religious is no way to go...

[SageMusings]

I call BS!

Your post sounds like a slur on the military. I spent 20-years in the Marine Corps and am a combat veteran, am not fat, nor religious, and have an advanced degree. If you think you're better than me, pony up and defend all the freedom you're obviously reveling in now by joining the armed forces. If that is somehow beneath you, then kindly live with your superiority complex in private.

Being in the military does not make you a puppet. BTW do you really think you are any less a pawn to big oil? I have a big problem with individuals making asinine remarks about how dying for America and Americans is pathetic and worthy only of the dregs of society. The military makes NO policy nor endorses any political party or corporations. Saying anything else is either a cheap shot or profound ignorance. What a fortunate thing that our society did not have to depend on you for support.