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Teacher Tenure (pros and cons) (:explode: Tenure protects teachers from…
Teacher Tenure
(pros and cons)
:explode: Tenure protects teachers from being fired for personal, political, or other non-work related reasons
:explode: Tenure protects teachers from being fired for teaching unpopular, controversial, or otherwise challenged curricula such as evolutionary biology and controversial literature
:explode: Teacher tenure creates complacency because teachers know they are unlikely to lose their jobs
:explode: Tenure makes seniority the main factor in dismissal decisions instead of teacher performance and quality
:explode: The promise of a secure and stable job attracts many teachers to the teaching profession, and eliminating teacher tenure would hamper teacher recruitment
:explode: Tenure is not needed to recruit teachers
:explode: Tenure makes it costly for schools to remove a teacher with poor performance or who is guilty of wrongdoing
:explode: Teacher tenure is a justifiable reward for several years of positive evaluations by school administrators
:explode: Tenure at the K-12 level is not earned, but given to nearly everyone
:explode: Tenure allows teachers to advocate on behalf of students and disagree openly with school and district administrators
:explode: Teacher tenure does nothing to promote the education of children
:explode: Tenure protects teachers from being prematurely fired after a student makes a false accusation or a parent threatens expensive legal action against the district
:explode: Poorly performing teachers are difficult to fire
:explode: Collective bargaining rights and existing laws already protect teachers
:explode: Schools cannot fire older teachers to hire younger teachers for lower salaries
:explode: It is not a lifetime job opportunity
:explode: It eliminates the need for an employment contract
:explode: Bad policies can lead to easy tenure awards
:explode: Tenure eliminates the idea of creating something better
:explode: It protects teachers against financial decisions
:explode: Teacher tenure ensures that educators who want to keep their jobs are able to
:explode: Lazy and unmotivated teachers lead to students who take on the same habits