Persuasive Essay On Tenure In Schools

Tenure for teachers has sparked up a big debate in the past couple of years. Arguing back and forth about it isn’t going to solve anything or get us anywhere. Discussing solutions and compromising is what can make this problem be resolved. Some solutions to this problem can be loosening up tenure laws to make it easier to remove bad teachers who have attained tenure status. Make tenure a secure and stable job status but can easily be taken away if the requirements are not met. Lastly, extend the eligibility for tenure to five years. Loosening up tenure laws can be a sign of huge relief in our school systems. Keeping tenure the way it is now but make the removal of teachers with tenure will improve schools all over the U.S. As of right now, removing a teacher with tenure is very costly and difficult to do. The process includes months of legal dispute by the principal, the school board and the union before the courts get involved. It takes about well over a year by the time everything has gone through. Don’t forget it costs the
“Teachers need tenure to be able to stand up to those who would tell them how to teach politically sensitive topics in the classroom” (Kahlenberg 26). Many teachers need tenure to be able to teach certain topics in the classroom without having to worry about an angry parent saying they can’t teach that. They also need tenure to know they have a secure, stable job and not have to worry about it. “It’s nice to have that sense of security when you leave for the summer to know that you have a job when school starts again” Ms. Dinh explains about tenure (Ancheta 5). So, by keeping tenure a secure and stable job status but be able to take tenure status away from a teacher will save schools a great deal of time trying to remove teachers will tenure status. It is not worth the time and money just to remove one