Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Teachers should be paid according to how much their students learn. Give specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
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In 2006, a teacher living in ilsan, Korea awarded 'this year's the most repected and the best teacher prize'. After finishing the celebration ceremony, he interviewed that the reason he awarded the honorable prize is not that his students are good on tests. He said other than students' score, his passion to encourage students and help them to build up their dreams were his main jobs as a teacher. He emphasized that exam score is not the sole factor evaluating teachers and it should be not and for some reasons I agree with his opinion.
First , it is not easy to evaluate according to how much the students learn. To find out how much students learn would be broad and abstract. Exam score can be criterion but it is sometimes unfair. Exam score is affected by not only teacher's teaching skill but also the students ability. In some cases, it more depends on the students. If teachers are evaluated by their students exam score, then teachers from boarding school or highlevel schools would be thought as good ones.
Also, moreover, teacher's job is not only teaching knowlege but also many other important things. Their job is not teaching studens how to get good score on exam but what should know for better life. They should counsel and give advice students, too. They should teach what life is, and what human relations and communications are as well as subjects like math, history and science. Teachers also need to encourage students to achieve their goals and lead them not to go wrong way. Teaching some subjects is not all for teachers.
Teachers are more than pepple who teach. They are advisors, counselors, or sometimes leaders and helpers. Teaching some knowledge is not the sole job teachers should do. Other than exam score, teachers should care about other important things making students' school life richer than ever. Additionlly, exam score is affected other factors than teachers' ability. Thus, I do disagree that teachers should be evaluated according to how mush the students learn.