Roundtable: Teacher tenure a plus or minus?
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GALESBURG —
What do you think of the teacher tenure system and its impact on education in local school districts?
Tenure protects poor performers
As I understand tenure it was instituted to protect the academic freedom of college professors who took unpopular views of issues that they were pursuing. Over time it began to protect teachers at all levels.
Good teachers, like good plumbers, electricians, doctors or good workers in any field deserve complete respect for their skills and performance. Poor performers in any field, reflect on all members of their trade or profession. When a poor