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Teacher Tenure: An Analysis of the Critical Elements

Teacher Tenure: An Analysis of the Critical Elements

Wong, Ovid K.
Lau, Chak

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General Education

ISBN10: 1475812841
ISBN13: 9781475812848
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Dec 31 2015
Pages: 164
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

What is tenure? It is a policy which gives teachers a permanent contract ensuring them a guarantee of employment like for life. Tenured teachers cannot be fired unless for just cause such as gross misconduct, or incompetence. Proponents of teacher tenure say that it is good. They argue that tenure prevents teachers from being fired for inappropriate reasons; tenure protects teachers from false accusations; tenure reduces teacher anxiety and allows them to become even better educators; properly used, tenure creates an environment where teachers are encouraged to improve; and lastly tenure protects good but veteran teachers from being fired for being too expensive. Opponents of teacher tenure say that it is bad. They argue that tenured teachers if they are ineffective are often extremely difficult to dismiss; dismissing tenured teachers takes a long time and is often extremely expensive; almost every k-12 teacher receives tenure whether they have earned it or not; and last but not least teacher tenure leads to complacency.

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