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Readers fault Tenure for decline in “Tradition of Excellence”
Do you trust the principals of our schools? Do you trust their judgment and knowledge of their teaching staff?
Like every manager in the private sector, they should be free to hire and fire the personal who work under them. Are their politics involved, you bet. But so what, that’s life. Teachers are not a special class that should be immune to judgment.
Get rid of tenure and put the responsibility for the performance of each school in the principals hands. If the school fails, we will know who to blame. Simple really.
Testing should be just one tool. Parents and students should evaluate teachers too. Just like any other field, put the customers first.
It is time to stop this silly game of protecting teachers with tenure. It is a dog eat dog world. Let teachers perform and deliver a quality product efficiently or bounce them out the door.
