Teacher Tenure In Schools

California prides itself in high educational standards. The Golden State is home to many top universities. Students travel across the country just to attend these schools. While students are achieving great things in their universities getting top grades, it all had to start somewhere. Parents and teachers helped facilitate learning at a young age for these students. Many of the students attended K-12 schools that had a solid foundation of well-educated teachers. Schools and parents alike want teachers who can maintain high educational standards. In order for teachers to be effective, they must have time to prove themselves. Once a school recognizes a good teacher they tenure them. Teacher tenure is necessary in 21st California especially at the K-12 level because it is beneficial to class performance,
This also allows for better class performance because the teacher is focused on the students. Teacher tenure was originally created in order to protect teachers from being fired for political or other reasons (Molly, 3). Tenure protects teachers from biases of administrators and other faculty. A great example of this is the teacher in who was fired for teaching evolution. Scientists agree that evolution occurred, and it is in the science textbooks now for classrooms. Although the teacher was simply teaching to the textbook, the school was biased. Tenure is important in order for teachers to have a sense of job security, just as other jobs do. Once teachers feel they do not have to stress out about keeping their job they can focus on more important things like student success. “…teachers…are responsible for student’s educational performance” (Molly, 2). Tenured teachers can focus on learning objectives and making sure their students fully understand the topic rather than rushing to rote memorization for standardized