Teacher pay

The state is going to institute a test program that will provide teachers in certain schools with pay based on performance. The Star Tribune has the details here.

I don't have a lot to add to this. I'm not a huge fan of public schooling. We don't need to crank out mindless consumers, we need thinkers. Not all of today's public schools are oriented towards this goal. What can be done about that, I don't know. Maybe you can give me some help.