What: Tenure - get rid of it
Who: government/school board
Why: They should care because bad teachers result in poor students, and bad teachers also result in a bad outlook on the school
Gain: better students, peace of mind
Lose: bad teachers will lose jobs
Reasons to agree
1. bad teachers result in poor students who don't actually learn anything
2. bad teachers make the school look bad as a whole
3. bad teachers keep their jobs, even when they have every right to be fired
Reasons to disagree
1. loss of jobs
2. where would the schools find more teachers?
3. the protections of educators is at risk
Answers to objections
True, however people are going to college to become teachers, so there will always be educators
Well, yes, but we can always hire new teachers
Not in this case, because the protection of the students should always come first
Support
Reason 1: the kids who come from poor teachers will never live up to the standards the school sets for them, so said student will always be behind in classes
Reason 2: even just one bad teacher will make the entire school look bad because that's what everyone in town will be talking about
Reason 3: even if a teacher does something illegal, they keep their job. a teacher can sexually harass a student and not get fired, which is just wrong.
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