Pros And Cons Of The Tenure System

This chart breaks down the major pro and con arguments regarding the tenure system and its effect on teachers. One example is that the system attempts to increase innovation in teachers and instead encourages complacency in teachers. Another would be the flawed system and its policy of “last-hired, first-fired” which bases layoffs on seniority. Some would argue that the system prevents firing experienced teachers to save money on hiring younger teachers. Due to that notion, the firing process becomes overly complicated and can extend to nearly a year of legal dispute between the principal, the school board, the teachers union, and court. The costly process results in some schools not even bothering to fire inadequate teachers in order to avoid