Effectiveness of teachers. . .

I have been involved in discussions on measuring teacher effectiveness.  I am still not convinced on the best way to measure the effectiveness of teachers.  There are a tremendous amount of variables, it would have to be an extensive amount of work.  Basing effectiveness on one facet such as test scores is not viable.  You will never get the whole picture from one measurement.

I just read an article, that yes, and yet again, my profession is compared to other professions. . . hmm.  Apples and oranges?  Although this article did make some valid points, the most major one is that of teamwork.

It is worth reading and thinking about.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hunter-gehlbach/teachers-should-be-evaluated_b_1643211.html