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femmocrat

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3. Sigh..... here we go again....

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 11:21 PM

Feb 2012

Tenure does not protect bad teachers. It is merely a guarantee of "due process," so that experienced teachers cannot be fired for political reasons or because they earn "too much".

Without tenure, schools would be full of first-year (uncertified) teachers. The "veterans" would be put out to pasture after 2 years. Would you want your kids to attend a school staffed by all first- or second-year teachers?

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Heretical question: Why do public school teachers need tenure? [View all] RandySF Feb 2012 OP

Reason texshelters Feb 2012 #1

protection against bad administrators d_r Feb 2012 #2

Sigh..... here we go again.... femmocrat Feb 2012 #3

No RandySF Feb 2012 #4

You have come to the right place, RandySF. femmocrat Feb 2012 #5

I agree with all tibbiit Feb 2012 #8

What femmocrat said erinlough Feb 2012 #11

historically, to protect academic freedom.... mike_c Feb 2012 #6

In a nutshell, to prevent public school teachers from being arbitrarily fired. no_hypocrisy Feb 2012 #7

There's a solid procedure to remove incompetent or criminal ones. saras Feb 2012 #9

Tenure in the public schools is the right roody Feb 2012 #10

Tenure is protection from the politics of education proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #12

Yup. And the parent whose kid is not certified for SPED cuz' they lack effort-ditto MichiganVote Feb 2012 #14

And who runs for school board? proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #15

Yup. Its not like the Ph.D's are standing in line to do it. MichiganVote Feb 2012 #17

In all fairness, they aren't ALL pissed off parents proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #18

They don't, but they should get standard civil service protections ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2012 #13

There is no tenure for teachers in Texas. mbperrin Feb 2012 #16