Comments on: Teacher News of the Day http://www.edwize.org/teacher-news-of-the-day-41 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: rainyvines http://www.edwize.org/teacher-news-of-the-day-41/comment-page-1#comment-63790 rainyvines Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:29:22 +0000 http://edwize.org/teacher-news-of-the-day-41#comment-63790 It is possible to make many phone calls to parents, quite promptly, without communicating effectively with them. One thoughtful, unrushed phone conversation can be more valuable than 5 perfunctory ones. It is possible to make many phone calls to parents, quite promptly, without communicating effectively with them. One thoughtful, unrushed phone conversation can be more valuable than 5 perfunctory ones.

]]> By: Steve Perez http://www.edwize.org/teacher-news-of-the-day-41/comment-page-1#comment-63789 Steve Perez Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:57:47 +0000 http://edwize.org/teacher-news-of-the-day-41#comment-63789 The equivalent I took from it would be something like calls home to parents. Thoughts on that? The equivalent I took from it would be something like calls home to parents. Thoughts on that?

]]> By: rainyvines http://www.edwize.org/teacher-news-of-the-day-41/comment-page-1#comment-63788 rainyvines Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:09:28 +0000 http://edwize.org/teacher-news-of-the-day-41#comment-63788 With regards to the NY Sun article on performance pay, I find this quote hardly comforting: "...Instead, the store adds other variables to tabulate its employees' paychecks, such as the rate at which an associate sends his customers birthday cards, the relative loyalty of the crowd at his trunk shows, and the sales figures of his larger team." The RATE at which an associate sends his customers birthday cards? In such situations, promptness may be inversely proportionate to sincerity. I doubt clients would be touched, honored, or impressed by such cards. I sure wouldn't. With regards to the NY Sun article on performance pay, I find this quote hardly comforting:

“…Instead, the store adds other variables to tabulate its employees’ paychecks, such as the rate at which an associate sends his customers birthday cards, the relative loyalty of the crowd at his trunk shows, and the sales figures of his larger team.”

The RATE at which an associate sends his customers birthday cards?

In such situations, promptness may be inversely proportionate to sincerity. I doubt clients would be touched, honored, or impressed by such cards. I sure wouldn’t.

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