Jejak Panda Terima Kasih Sudah Kunjungin Blog Ini ceme online terbaik I was just reading the latest issue of NEA Today . Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has an article in there titled “Elevating the Teaching Profession.†In it there is much discussion of the evaluation of teachers and its link to student performance. Of course this subject is a core component of the Race to the Top funds that the US Department of Education has made available to states, which is why Secretary Duncan is talking about it. Duncan’s article attempts to put a very positive spin on such a controversial subject. He talks about teachers being treated as professionals, being given more support, and being compensated for their work. He also makes the effort to point out that student performance must not be determined by test scores alone. He writes, “Student growth and gain, not absolute test scores, are what we are most interested in—how much are students improving each year, and what teachers...