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Teachers are some of the most underappreciated workers in the workforce. Their hard work often goes unnoticed by others. There are many reasons why society tends to criticize teachers more than other occupations. One is the number of unskilled teachers outweighs the number of skilled teachers, which in return emits a poor reputation on teachers in general. Only one out of 1000 teachers gets fired for poor performance. Compared to the one in fifty seven doctors who lose their medical license and job due to poor performance, that number is outrageous. Why are teachers not getting fired? A majority of teachers are on tenure. Tenure is a contract that ensures teachers a job after a certain amount of time working for a school. It makes it close to impossible to fire the tenure teachers. The question of whether tenure is coherent has been persistently debated by many in the education system. Tenure is unethical and action should be taken to improve it. Tenure should be reformed because teachers on tenure who are incompetent are protected, the process of firing teachers on tenure is unnecessarily strenuous, and students are not benefited.
Teachers on tenure are protected under every circumstance, even poor performance. According to educational activist Geoffrey Canada, tenure is judging teachers by how long they have been at a school rather than their ability to teach, which is illogical. On tenure, a teacher could stop teaching content completely and they would not get fired because of their seniority. This is not fair because the students are not gaining knowledge. People for tenure argue that this is okay because the teacher has held the position for so long. In reality, this is not acceptable because it is severely damaging the stu...

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Due to the protection of inefficient teachers, costly firing process, and detriment for students, the tenure should be reformed. Teachers who are doing a poor job of teaching are not getting fired, causing students to fail. Teachers are not getting fired because of the difficult process and that in turn widens the boundaries for things teachers can get away with. This program is just to benefit the teachers; the students were not considered. Students could fail later in life because of inefficient teachers. What needs to happen to fix this is a reform to tenure. Tenure should be granted by examining a teacher’s test scores and monitoring test scores after tenure is granted. It is the best way to make sure that the youth of the United States are well educated and on the path to a life full of success.

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