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...others plucked from the dustbin of history, where they belonged. Moreover, although the collection offers hundreds of entries, it also has inexcusable gaps. The dreams of Pharaoh's servants are here, interpreted by Joseph, but they represent one-half of the biblical citations. Where is Jacob's ladder or Matthew's account of the wise men "warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod"? Brook's accent is more literary than historical, but even here he falters. Lewis Carroll's dream books of Alice are justly represented, but James Joyce...
There is one reform that could go a long way toward revitalizing the profession of teaching. It would provide something that does not now exist in most school systems: a career ladder that offers opportunities for advancement. Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander's "master teacher" plan, which has yet to pass the state legislature, would provide more money ($115 million a year) and four career steps: apprentice, professional teacher, senior teacher and master teacher. Movement through the four stages would give teachers more pay for more responsibility. Those at the top could earn as much as 60% more than...
...career plan that would identify 26 qualities an instructor should exhibit. Teachers would receive extensive training through a center that already houses a library of curriculum materials and sets up workshops to sharpen skills. Favorable evaluations would lead to pay bonuses as teachers advanced up a three-step career ladder to tenured status. Says Robinson: "Merit-pay plans attempt to identify excellence and reward it. Our plan's emphasis is on creating great teachers through training them and then putting them on a career salary schedule...
...ghostly, white-clad figure slowly descended the ladder. Having reached the bottom rung, he lowered himself into the bowl-shaped footpad of Eagle, the spindly lunar module of Apollo 11. Then he extended his left foot, cautiously, tentatively, as if testing water in a pool. That groping foot, encased in a heavy multilayered boot (size 9½B), would remain indelible in the minds of millions who watched it on TV, and a symbol of man's determination to step-and forever keep stepping-toward the unknown...
Money is a critical motivating tool, but it becomes harder to use as employees move up the corporate ladder. Grove proposes a simple test. If an employee considers the absolute amount of a raise important, he is probably motivated by financial needs and will eventually be satisfied. If he is more concerned with the amount of the raise relative to what other workers are getting, he probably views money as a measuring stick of success; he will always be motivated by more money, but can never be satisfied...