Teacher Tenure in the United States
Is teacher tenure too easy to obtain and given to unsatisfactory teachers?
California gubernatorial candidates take on — or don't — the issue of teacher tenure
In the article, educators suggest the need for reform in regards to acquiring teacher tenure. The argument includes the idea that teacher tenure is given to teachers in too short amount of time, thus said teachers are not properly analyzed before given tenure.Several teachers, especially those in low-income schools, are easily given tenure, for a sense of stability and security for the school. Teachers walk on eggshells the first few years of their employment, hoping to achieve teacher tenure. After they are able to obtain it, their performance diminishes. Teacher tenure provides a sense of security for the teacher, making it extremely difficult for them to lose their occupation at the school. Educational facilities claim to analyze the teacher until they prove themselves competent enough to remain teaching at the school, but often they are not consistent with their tenacity and passion. Do you think teacher tenure should still be an option given to teachers -- or should they have to continuously prove themselves as teachers every year?
I believe that it is true that teachers are given a short amount of time to prove there status to be worthy of teaching. However, some schools have a shortage of teachers so laying them off for another 3 years would be silly of them to do.
ReplyDeleteI think they need to prove themselves as teachers continuously. Teacher tenure is a power to push teachers to teach, but after some teacher gain it, they would not be passionate as before. Some may even not doing their duty. If they need to prove themselves as a teacher every year that makes them still be responsible even they got teacher tenure.
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