Re: Tenure-good or bad?

Posted by Mitch on 11/30/06

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Tenure is necessary, and good in some ways. Unfortunately,
in today's world most decisions about education are made by
people other than teachers. It is the federal, state and
county governments which make the laws about what has to be
taught and what doesn't. They make laws about class size,
testing and money. With that, administrators then tell
teachers how to teach. Parents influence other factors of
education. As a result, the educators, who are the ones in
the classrooms, working directly with the children, and
therefore seeing the results of all of the regulations,
cannot teach the way they feel is best for their students.
Tenure allows teachers to stand up and fight against the
rules, policies, and regulations. Unfortunately, many people
feel that they know what is best for a child. However, the
teacher is the one teacher, and she ultimately should at
least be able to have a say in what is right for a child. If
tenure did not exist, the teachers would do everly little
thing that they are asked to do, whether they agreed with it
or not, without a peep, because they would be afraid of
losing their jobs. Tenure allows teachers to fight for the
rights of the children.


On 4/13/05, Jane wrote:
> I've been a teacher for a couple of years. I'd like to get
> some insight from fellow teachers about tenure.
>
> Most teachers that already have tenure are pretty adament
> about not wanting to give it up. This is understandable.
>
> On the other hand I have had to work with several teachers
> that are, in my opinion, not very good. My children have
> had teachers that are both fabulous and horrible.
>
> What is the argument when people say, "Why should teachers
> be guaranteed a job for life? Why shouldn't a district be
> able to fire a teacher that is not effective?"

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Tenure-good or bad?, 4/13/05, by Jane.
• Re: Tenure-good or bad?, 4/21/05, by lisa.
• Re: Tenure-good or bad?, 5/17/05, by Mari.
• Re: Tenure-good or bad?, 5/18/05, by lisa.
• Re: Tenure-good or bad?, 6/14/05, by Texas parent.
• Re: Tenure-good or bad?, 6/14/05, by Texas parent.
• Re: Tenure-good or bad? GOOD, 6/18/05, by Ellen .
• Re: Tenure-good or bad?, 11/30/06, by Mitch.
• Re: Tenure-good or bad?, 5/08/12, by Ryan.