money to good teachers and we refuse to accept the union rhetoric that kids are too stupid to learn. every kid can learn and every teacher deserves more pay when those kids learn. it s as simple as that. congressman, what do you think of that? i ll tell you, it s very interesting hearing my friend speak on this issue. the teachers salary will be based on how the kids do on one test throughout the year and it takes in no other outside factors. for example if a child s mother dies the day before an exam that child probably isn t going to do well on the exam and under the current bill a teacher will be held accountable for how a child does on that exam. that s not right. you know, i believe yes teachers should be held accountable for how the students do in the classroom. the way this bill goes about doing it, however, is very wrong and will set us backwards for many years. one other thing, ed. it takes away professional service contracts. you re talking about tenure. right now in flo