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Should Tenure for Teachers Be Part of America's Public Education System?

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Published March 09, 2011

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Should tenure for teachers be part of America's public education system?

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Should tenure for teachers be part of America's public education system?

Maybe -- I guess it helps keep good teachers, but doesn't it make it hard to fire bad ones?

Yes -- Tenure is earned, and it's needed to keep teachers in the profession.

No -- Tenure hijacks the teacher review process. Reward the good teachers, fire the bad ones.


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Maybe -- I guess it helps keep good teachers, but doesn't it make it hard to fire bad ones? 2.28% (1,337 votes)

Yes -- Tenure is earned, and it's needed to keep teachers in the profession. 5.67% (3,334 votes)

No -- Tenure hijacks the teacher review process. Reward the good teachers, fire the bad ones. 91.61% (53,838 votes)

Other (post a comment) 0.44% (258 votes)


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I like tenure ONLY as far as when layoffs are concerned and the playing field is even. However very very rarely is it an even playing field.

First fire bad teachers or poor performers. Next look at what your school needs the least of and then go off tenure of that. But you can't fire a math teacher and expect a history teacher to pickup the slack as to be a good teacher one needs a sort of passion for the subject and thats part of the problem as well. To few teachers with a passion for any subject unless they are in a university heh.

Should Tenure for Teachers Be Part of America's Public Education System?
By You Decide
Published March 09, 2011
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Should tenure for teachers be part of America's public education system?
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Maybe -- I guess it helps keep good teachers, but doesn't it make it hard to fire bad ones?2.28%

Yes -- Tenure is earned, and it's needed to keep teachers in the profession.5.29%

No -- Tenure hijacks the teacher review process. Reward the good teachers, fire the bad ones.91.87%

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Has anyone addressed the possibility that very good grammar school teachers aged 45 to 55 could be forced out because they only speak English? Mayor Bloomingidiot wants to end tenure here and make all teachers subject to being laid off.

Oh wait, it's not all teachers, he exempted teachers in the ESL programs.

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

Oh wait, it's not all teachers, he exempted teachers in the ESL programs.

Is ESL "elementary school level?"

Originally Posted by stevetheroofer

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

Oh wait, it's not all teachers, he exempted teachers in the ESL programs.

Is ESL "elementary school level?"

ESL stands for English as a Second Language.

It refers to teachers who's primary language is NOT English. Basically promoting non English teachers mainly those teaching languages other then English and non English Culture teachers but can effect any other teacher as well as long as their primary language is NOT English.

Actually, that's not correct. ESL means English as a Second Language, yes, but that's what they teach, not who they are. (The History teacher isn't long dead, either.). It's a specific form of teaching specialty.

And since a lot of their job is teaching and modeling English, they'll generally be native English speakers. Any language is best taught that way.

Welcome to Alipac Prom thanks for the info. English as a Second Language! Maybe in China not here!