Majority of teachers admit poor performance tolerated [Independent.ie]
- Published: 09 September 2009
And their chances of being dismissed for sustained poor performance in the classroom are among the lowest in the developed world.
A new report raises the controversial issue of rewarding good teachers, by drawing a link between poor performance and the lack of incentives to do the job well.
"It is clear that a lack of recognition for effectiveness is linked in many schools to an inability or unwillingness to take action for under-performing teaching," according to the OECD report, entitled 'Education at a Glance 2009'.
The report identifies school evaluations and feedback to teachers -- an area where Ireland is only catching up with most developed-world countries -- as the key to improving teacher performance.
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