Comments on: Incentives and Motivation http://jaypgreene.com/2009/12/09/incentives-and-motivation/ With Help From Some Friends Sat, 26 May 2012 22:17:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Greg Forster http://jaypgreene.com/2009/12/09/incentives-and-motivation/#comment-7832 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:02:56 +0000 http://jaypgreene.com/?p=4970#comment-7832 If you expect unions to care about their members instead of their own self-interest then it’s no wonder you find their actions mystifying. :)

]]> By: Dave Saba http://jaypgreene.com/2009/12/09/incentives-and-motivation/#comment-7831 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:47:18 +0000 http://jaypgreene.com/?p=4970#comment-7831 I am a big Herzburg fan and wrote an article on applying his methods. It is a mystery to me why the union does not spend more time and effort on work re-design for motivating more teachers and workplace conditions to end de-motivation. If they truly cared about their members wouldn’t this deserve more focus than gay marraige initiatives?

Technology will force the re-design of the teaching profession and it could really motivate our teachers to do more for students. But that is going to have to come from the outside. I don’t see anyone on the inside pushing for this.

(the article appeared in Industrial Engineering Magazing back in 1992 – so no online version sadly)

]]> By: Greg Forster http://jaypgreene.com/2009/12/09/incentives-and-motivation/#comment-7815 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:30:00 +0000 http://jaypgreene.com/?p=4970#comment-7815 I guess one way of putting it is that what’s really important about the “Rock Star Pay” reform isn’t the Pay part but the Rock Star part.

]]> By: matthewladner http://jaypgreene.com/2009/12/09/incentives-and-motivation/#comment-7804 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:02:37 +0000 http://jaypgreene.com/?p=4970#comment-7804 Greg-

I think you are on to something here. Merit pay programs ought not to be aimed at providing a few more sheckels for a bit better of an effort.

The main problem in my view is a huge (rational) bias held by capable and ambitious people against the teaching profession. Offering highly productive people into a union pay scale box with 22 students and the only way to advance is to get old is absurd.

Rock star pay for rock star teachers. I don’t know how many students that rock star teachers can get big value added gains out for, but I sure do want to find out.

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