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Imagine that you are on a committee charged with rewarding good teachers and removing poorly performing ones. The subject of merit pay arises and you are asked to discuss the idea with your committee members. How, exactly, does merit pay work? What are the advantages and disadvantages of pay for performance? If you were asked to provide your professional recommendations about merit pay to the committee, what would your position be and why? Be sure to support your position with analysis and examples where appropriate.
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