Employment experience is another compensable factor common to teacher salary schedules. The use of employment experience in determining compensation should be based on the learning curve associated with the job. In some jobs, proficiency increases with experience, and salary schedules should reflect this situation by awarding increases reflecting the slope of the learning curve.
Interestingly, little disagreement exists about what counts for appropriate employment experience of teachers. However, there is considerable controversy over
the organizational worth of such experience.