The Teachers.

There are teachers that make the difference. There are teachers that go the extra mile for us, day in and day out. There are teachers who bring their heart and soul into their jobs, and their kids, the ones who that leave their class every day smiling.
In my homestate of Connecticut, the governor is thinking of passing a bill that basically says that they are basing teacher's salaries based on student's test performances.When I heard about that, I literally felt my jaw drop. Tests are nothing but simple numbers. Tests only show one part of you, not the complete picture, and by basing the salaries on that number is complete bull. Just think of the day that you took an important test. Chances are you were nervous, causing you to choke on it, and not performing as well as you could have. That still happens, sir. Times have changed, since you were a kid, but I believe nerves are something that remain timeless.
Like, sir Malloy, you are solely basing someone based on the quantity of something, not the quality. I think that a fine man like yourself would agree its the quality of something, not the quantity of something that matters. In the world of education, that statement matters more than anything.
My one of my English teachers is the type of lady that gives her heart and soul to her job. She devotes her life to her job, has food in her classroom for the students that either don't have any or can not afford any, she spends a lot of time making lessons that she thinks will give us insight, and basically gives her heart and soul to help one of us, even though the kids she teaches aren't exactly the ones that would get the highest scores on tests, the class is something that gets you thinking. If your bill comes to pass, then she will have to worry every year during the CAPT test if she will have a job.
I think sir, you really have to think of what you are doing before you do it. Think of the students who will lose their fine education. Think of the teachers who teach us the things that are not taught on the tests. Life is much more than a standardized test. Life is about the things you learn, how you learn them, what you do with them, and where they take you, not a black or white answer on a test.