OK, it's time to put the teacher thing to rest in "Sound Off." I take blame for starting the "pay for what they know." I still believe teachers should get paid for what the kids know. My fifth grade son comes home with homework that sometimes I cannot understand.
Granted, there are some good, if not great, teachers out there. Then there are some who, by doing the "pay for what they know," will make them teach instead of letting a child pass to the next grade without knowing anything. Maybe the proficiency test scores would be better in failing districts.
John Sawyer
Ravenna