who's performance? again, if you are tying my performance to what a kid scores on a standardized test, no.
If you have a system for evaluating my classroom, sure, everyday/any day.
Besides, pay for performance in the public sector would be a sham. What are they going to give $1000 bonuses. Several of my friends have bonuses that dwarf a beginning teachers salary just for selling a few chemicals or products and they spend more time on a golf course and vacations than I will in 2 years (and i'm a golf coach).
Before you start bitching, I get it and I'm fine with it, I am not jealous either, just don't go painting a picture of something you aren't willing to pay for. If my principal started handing out performance based bonuses the people in my community would throw a shlt fit.
There are a vast majority of teachers that work their butts off and care for kids, using their own time and money. If you compensated them for that it would be a whole lot of extra $$$$$. If I've learned anything from this board since i've been coming here, people are not willing to pay for what they want. They want all the benefits but not have to pay the tax, unless it's something they value.