Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Competitive Principal At Mary's school, her principal constantly focuses on teacher competition. When teachers give benchmark tests, the principal creates a giant chart for display in the teacher work room. This chart, although names are removed, includes how teachers did in the different subgroups (gifted, white, black, low socio-economic status, students with disabilities, etc.) Do you think it is smart for this principal to encourage teachers competing against one another? Is this encouraging teachers to do better or encouraging them to be more independent and against sharing ideas and resources? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Having experienced this first hand, I think it is a really bad idea. It leads to a very negative work environment. It is also frustrating when you look at how the classes are created and how they are "fair" or "not fair". There were absolutely no positive outcomes to this procedure. Most teachers are already giving everything they have and making them feel like they are not doing good enough does not help anything.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This does not really give a solution to the problem. Rated On: February 24, 2020 2:13 am Rated By: ameteV