TOEFL® essay: Teachers should be paid according to how much their students...

[Nguyenminh]

Unlike any other careers, it isn’t easy to determine whether a teacher does well or badly in his teaching. So should teachers be paid according to how much their students learn? I completely disagree with this idea. If so, then teachers will only concentrate on the tests and the good students in their classes. Also, it’s unfair for teachers because they have no control over which students are placed in the class.

If we pay a teacher according to his students’ marks on the tests, then the tests are things he cares the most. He’ll make his students memorize facts that are in the exams. So students will miss the chance to gain a wider variety of knowledge. They won’t go anywhere further than memorization.

Another reason contribute to my opinion is the situation of slow students. Most teachers will want to take good care of the better students in his class. These students do well at exercises, memorize things fast so undoubtedly they’ll get good grades more easily. Teachers will not try their best to educate slower students that get mediocre results. These students who must be looked after the most now will receive the very little help from their school.

Finally, it’s unfair for a teacher who has to work hard to help average students instead of having brilliant students with him. People will think those students didn’t study hard when looking at their progress. It’s not always true to make that prediction at all.

In conclusion, I think scores don’t show all things we need to know about a teacher’s effort. So maybe it’s better to judge a teacher by seeing how much a teacher has taught his students, not by looking at his students’ grades.

TOEFL listening discussions: Where does this conversation probably take place?

[Nguyenminh]

Please correct this essay for me. By the way, which score would I receive?

[Kris4o7o]

With every year passed away, people began to understand that education is as important as never before. Being not educated we reduce our chances for well-paid jobs and good life as well. With this on mind nowadays parents choose very carefully a school for their children.
I believe that both statements are acceptable in different circumstances. To proof my thesis I will mention some examples bellow.
First of all teacher play a major role in one life. You should agree with me that our life would be so empty and useless without them. In many cases teachers are the ones that make us unique individual. It can be said that they shaped our behavior and character.
They often get very low wages. Furthermore low educated people get wages much bigger than them. That seems like an unfair. In my opinion a teacher should be one of the best paid jobs in every country around the world.
There is no doubt that teachers shouldn`t be paid according to how much their students learn. Today not many of the students realize that they should study as much as ever and as a result they receive low scores and I am quite sure that fault is not in the teacher opposite - the fault is in the student. Because of this I think that teachers should be paid according to qualification, experience and their teaching methods.
Although, as always there are exceptions. Some teachers may not understand how important role they play in one’s life and even teaching in class with excellent students she doesn`t deserve high-wage.
To sum up teachers should be paid according to different qualities that they possess rather than how much their student learn, because as I said above it is not a major factor that may determine a wage of a teacher.