Would educators be motivated to teach better if they weren't protected by tenure?
Ray
- 04/22/2012 13:57
I teach because I love it. There are many headaches, unmotivated students and those with poor self-esteem, parents with little to no expectations, etc. With so many negatives my motivation is to hear a student say, "Oooh I got it! or "That's easy, I thought it was difficult." My students see my teaching ability way more than my administrator or state representative.
Mona
- 09/21/2011 22:47
I just hate this question! Would anyone REALLY enjoy being a flake because they could. We ARE professionals.
Kathy
- 08/11/2011 15:12
Tenure has nothing to do with the achievement gap between public and parochial school systems. Let us not forget that children are entitled to a free, public school education regardless of their innate ability to learn or their desire to learn. When test results are
Marion
- 08/11/2011 04:24
Tenure may motivate good performance for the first few years in a district, but think about parochial school teachers, They don't make much make money; they don't have tenure, but year after year, across all socio-economic strata, they otperform their tenured public school associates by leaps and bounds!
Peter
- 08/10/2011 05:17
Your in teaching to teach. Have that as the focus of being a teacher and employment looks after itself. Institutions that won't/can't recognise your value as a teacher to their organisation don't deserve you. There are plenty of others that will appreciate and recognise your value as a teacher who is there to teach.
