Teacher's Pay Based on Performance and Effective Teachers

I believe it depends on how the students are performing. I do not believe that should be the sole purpose for the amount of pay a teacher gets. Students vary a lot on how they learn and how well they learn. Some students do not test very well and that is not the teacher's fault necessarily and therefore the teacher's pay can not be based on this. If a whole classroom full of students are performing badly then the teacher probably needs to be evaluated to see what is going on. However it is the teacher job to equip each student with the correct tools to succeed but it is not solely on the teacher whether the student uses those tools. Their can be many different reasons why a child does not succeed and the teacher may not have anything to do with it. I think an effective teacher is one who cares about the students as individuals and their well being not just the grades they achieve in the classroom. The teacher who shows compassion and empathy will most likely have students who see this and respond well to the teacher and their lessons.