Tenured Professors: The Importance Of Tenure In Higher Education

Reimagining tenure reform from a teacher’s perspective is about teachers wanting to see some changes to the tenure system. Many teachers enjoy the protection that the tenure system provides, but believe that there could be some changes to it to make it more effective. The tenure system today is viewed as weak. This weak system is discouraging new college graduates and preventing professional growth. New graduates see how teachers are scrutinized and know there are not a rigorous process to help them become better teachers (Hoffman, 2016). A few things that teachers felt should be changed or evaluated are; states should oversee the requirements and guidelines for the teachers rather than the school districts, set a minimum for years of experience,

The tenure is a contractual right to protect teachers from being terminated for political or personal reasons. According to the “Vergara V. California” case, nine students file a lawsuit in California state courts about the teachers has an insufficient teaching method in schools. Student claim that they can’t get a quality education because this system has created an issue. However, teachers are not the only reason that affects students. There are many aspects that may influence students in a negative way, such as the student environment, family, and school resources. If people look at those aspects, they will notice that with poorly performing teachers, people start to take aggressive actions towards the tenure system, which is unfair to the union or CTA. Society should consider the pros and cons to make the decision about whether the tenure system should be eliminated or not. The pros of the tenure system are, it prevents teachers from being fired due to unfair reasons. It can also help teachers perform better in school as a result of being freed from the stress of being fired. On the other hand, tenure makes it difficult to remove inadequate teachers because of the long paper work, along with it is the costly fees to remove deficient teachers. After considering this, the pros of the tenure are the reasons that the tenure system should not be eliminated because it proves tenure is benefits to schools. In addition, there are no guarantees that schools will become better,

First of all most should know that teacher tenure has a system of due process, checks, and balances so that teachers can be fired--just not to easily. Before argueing that teacher tenure should be abolished, one should listen to a few points.

Academic tenure has allowed under-performing teachers the privilege of keeping their job no matter what. Some feel that they do not have to properly teach after they have earned tenure. Students do not get a proper education because of this and teachers cannot be fired because of the job security that tenure has granted them. Brian

Climbing the academic ladder to tenure is a long process that requires patience, persistence and dedication. As tenures decline , it is important to think about ways to secure a job in the academia. I believe that tenure in universities depends on teaching as well as research and publishing. Great scientists such as Einstein had considerable amount of published papers even before he got the academia job and PhD. On the other hand, I believe that a high quality- teaching professor, who also focuses on research deserves a tenure position. Landing in a tenure position is very difficult, but remains a possibility. Having a sense of quantity and quality of publications is crucial to climb the ladder of an academic tenure position. It is important

The problem statement or reason for inquiry was the climate of the faculty accountability was jeopardized. It was dependent on research and accountability and they were rewarded via promotion and tenure. The improvement in the quality of teaching is a concern.

The tenure is the employment contract created to protect teachers from being fired by the political or personal reasons. According to “Vergara V. California” case, this system has been created an issue that with the support of Student Matter, nine students file a lawsuit in California state courts about the inadequate teaching of teachers in schools. Furthermore, Students claim they can’t get a quality education. It’s clear that inefficient teachers can’t give a good education, however teachers aren’t the only reason that affects students. There are many aspects that may influence student in a negative way, such as student environment, family, and school resources. If people look at those aspects, they will notice that with poorly performance teachers, people start to take aggressive actions toward the tenure system are unfair to the union or CTA. Society should consider the pros and cons to make the decision about the tenure system should be eliminated or not. The pros of the tenure system are, it prevents teachers from being fired due to unfair reasons. Furthermore, it helps teachers perform better in school as a result freed from the stress of being fired. On the other hand, tenure makes it difficult to remove inadequate teachers because of the long paper work, along with it is the costly fees to remove deficient teachers. After considering it, the pros of the tenure are the reasons for the tenure system should not be eliminated because it proves tenure is benefit to

“According to the pro-education reform documentary Waiting for Superman, one out of every 57 doctors loses his or her license to practice medicine. One out of every 97 lawyers loses their license to practice law. In many major cities, only one out of 1,000 teachers is fired for performance-related reasons. Why? Tenure.” Tenure for elementary school teachers is a union contract that offers academic freedom and job security. It does not necessarily guarantee lifetime employment but it does make the firing process extremely timely and equally as costly. It assures that if a teacher must be fired the he or she is guaranteed due process and will be fired for just cause. The original need for tenure during the late 19th century was to protect

The understanding of faculty is vitally important, especially for students and those wanting to pursue a career in education. Initially, there are two types of faculty, tenure track faculty and non-tenure track faculty. A tenure track is a position permitted after a probationary period to an employee. The probationary period typically lasts five to six years and in the duration of that time they are being evaluated by other tenure faculty, having inside and outside arbiters review their scholarship and also having their overall enactment being observed by deans, chairmen, and an oversight committees. Tenure track faculty includes those that are assistant professors, associate professors, and professors. An assistant professor is typically right out of college and has their doctoral degree, Ph.D., or EDD. An associate professor typically has at least 5 to 7 years of full-time teaching experience and during that time they must excel in areas such as teaching, service and professional pursuit. Typically, if you’re an assistant professor and after 5-7 years you submit your dossier and don’t get 10 years or associate contract you’re fired. Also, a tenure professor generally decides if an assistant professor moves up to an associate professor. A full-time professor, however, is different from an associate and assistant professor because they contribute to the school through several aspects. Those aspects are research, service; such as serving on committees etc., 50% teaching, and

Removing a teacher from his or her position is very difficult to do. “Tenure benefits the state by helping to create a permanent and qualified teaching force” (Underwood, Webb 36). This makes it difficult to let a teacher go even when it is to make the school a better environment for the students. Although teachers do have the right to freedom of speech and are able to exercise their First Amendment right, that freedom is in a way limited by the school board. Pickering v. Board of Education (1968) is a great example of this. A high school science teacher was terminated by the board of education because a letter he wrote was published in one of the community’s newspapers. The letter discussed the unequal funding between academics and athletics. After

Half to ⅔ of a typical colleges budget goes to paying instructional salaries(Weston 1). This is an astronomical amount. “The median salary for a full time college educator is about 43,300 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics(Weston 2). This might seem low for a college educator but this is only the average. “Tenured professors make an average of 76,000 according to the American Association of University Professors(Weston 2). A tenured professor is a professor that has a locked in contract with that university that cannot be broken until the contract has expired. This means a professor can be doing a terrible job, yet the university is required to pay him or her. This is a problem. Older professors are notorious for doing this. They know if the school wants to fire them, they can call upon the union to fight for their job. This leads to huge lawsuits and large amounts of money being spent at the university's expense. For this reason, universities opt to just wait until the professor's contract is up. Until then though, the student is paying for these bloated salaries in the form if tuition cost and

A former teacher, Lacey Bishop, who taught at Hillcrest Elementary School was not awarded tenure even though she had received good evaluations from her principal for two consecutive years. In addition, Mrs. Bishop was showered with compliments about her performance by her former principal Katrina Overton (Carroll, 2010). When Mrs. Bishop made it to her third year which made her eligible for tenure, the principal’s views about her performance had changed. In February 2010, when the principal was deciding to grant tenure, the principal complained about Mrs. Bishop’s classroom management, her lack of being prepared, and as a result; she was rated “Proficient” in nine areas, “Developing” in three, and “Unsatisfactory” in one on her Comprehensive

The teachers’ tenure system has been a controversial issue in the world of education. Some people say that the tenure system could make the teaching profession more attractive to prospective teachers. Proponents of the current system also say that it provides teachers the security and entitlement to due process if they are faced with issues of abuse and other related circumstances. However, critics of the tenure system say that it provides protection and job security, not only to competent teachers, but to the underperformed teachers as well, and therefore, the critics suggest that the tenure system should be abolished. In addition, critics of the tenure system also say that because underperformed and ineffective teachers are difficult to dismiss

Meeting started with Mike Potter introducing the candidate to the Tenure committee and welcoming Stephanie Bostwick to the Tenure review process. After all the members of Tenure committee had introduced themselves, Mike asked who would volunteer to serve as the chair and

Going back to the tenure and teacher union issues, I agree that everyone has the right to unionize in order to protect their self-interests, but the idea surrounding tenure is something that needs to be re-evaluated, and the teacher’s union needs to jump on board in order to get the education system moving in the right direction. The writers hint at a way in which tenure can be changed, and that is by offering rewards for high student grades instead of the current rule of once tenure is reached, a teacher can keep their position regardless of their efforts in the classroom. The way the movie presents this alternative method is by showing a challenge between the teachers of the school to earn the highest student grades on the state test; winner earning a bonus of $5,700. This type of evaluation based on student grades can also be taken to the opposite end of the spectrum, and teachers who have unacceptable student scores should be evaluated on their teaching methods, and if seen