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!) Teaching is a completely team-based profession. It is essential for teachers to be able to work together in order to teach efficiently. The principal should not have the teachers compete against one another, but instead reward them for doing well on these assessments.