The Galleon

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By Alban Harrison

Editor in Chief

     Area parents and teachers gathered outside Spanish River on April 7th to protest Senate Bill 6. The bill, which would have determined teacher pay based on student performance, in response to a state-wide campaign against the bill.

     Spanish River teachers' responses to the bill were generally negative.

     "I'm National Board certified and they would take that away," AP US History teacher Aaron Lampman said. "Instead of getting paid based on [certifications] you get paid based on how students score."

      But what was the problem with getting paid based on how much students learn? Lampman said students ultimately decide their own success.

      "I've got an hour a day [with the students], an hour a day." Lampman said. "I can't make kids come to school."

      Senior Ross Simon, who said he hopes to become a teacher, had a different perspective.

      "I think teaching is the only profession in the world where the results aren't measured," Simon said.  "Doctors get paid only if they perform successful treatment or surgery. Lawyers get paid only if they win. Housekeepers get paid only if their cleaning is competently done. Why do teachers get a free pass?"

      However, Christ's veto appeased the protesters, who included several teachers, as well as parents from around the area and District Six school board candidate Marcia Andrews.

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Web Articles:
Apps color our world - click here to read

Foreclosures become dilemmas for some students - click here to read

Riding through South Florida in style - click here to read

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Gossip Girl - click here to read

Rocco's Tacos - click here to read

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Congratulations to Rachel Zhuang. She won 1st (gold key) and 2nd (silver key) place at the Regional Scholastic Art Awards this year.

 Her artwork will be on display at the Eg2 Gallery in City Place starting Friday, and then will go to New York to compete in the national competition.

Burkey wins high honor - click here to read

Economic turmoil limits options for students - click here to read

Healthcare system looks for a cure - click here to read

Mission implausible: No Child Left Behind - click here to read

DNA 11: giving art a new identity - click here to read

Officer Paul to the rescue - click here to read

Class sponsors work behind the scene - click here to read

The 2000's; what a lomg strange trip it's been - click here to read

Advancements lead to new weaponry - click here to read

World goes green - click here to read

All eyes on: Aaron Simon Gross - click here to read

Art programs suffer budget cuts - click here to read

A New Sound to River: Dead Bang! - click here to read

Students explore international entertainment - click here to read

Step into dreamland - click here to read

Watch North go! - click here to read

Welcome to the twenty-first century - click here to read

Football players take vacations, get kicked off - click here to read

Marching to the Silver Sound - click here to read

Surfing a valley of snow - click here to read