<p>BC. I do think that’s scary.</p>
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<p>Of course there is no correlation. You, yourself pointed out that the teacher’s who have been there the longest are the highest paid. It has nothing to do with competence or talent. You can have two teachers who start the same year, one is a horrible teacher and the other is great and…what difference does it make? They make the same pay.</p>
<p>The idea of higher pay attracting and keeping talented teachers will only work if the starting salary starts to compete with industry. That’s when the attraction begins!</p>
<p>i would also like to point out that talented teachers need to be talented in many areas to be affective in the classroom. It isn’t enough to have a strong background in your content area (important, yes, but not enough). Even more important, IMO is a talent for communication, an understanding of child behavior and development and an interest in children! Having all the knowledge in the world doesn’t mean squat if you can’t communicate it to your students in a way that is tailored to their age group, interests and developmental phase.</p>