Education is a very complicated topic. Clearly, keeping a high standard of education is absolutely essential for any society that wants to grow and make better. However, if you spend too many resources the wrong place in an effort to compete with high standards can be a waste of time, money and leave you worse than you are in the first place. Also, it just spends your time and money. Even if in your budget, it can be a problem if the steps you take are not efficient – in other words, policies that are intended to facilitate the process of effective teachers keep focused and productive can backfire if they end up become too complicated.
On the other hand, if too much of a ‘hands-free’ approach can create opportunities for teachers and professors to become lazy and ineffectual without the threat of review or evaluation. That brings us to the primary topic of this article–tenure for teachers and professors. Tenure is the practice of offering considerable job security to teachers and professors who have reached a certain status at their institutions. It is usually reserved for the more senior employees who have a proven track record of adequate research and performance. To make a long story short, being awarded tenure makes it nearly impossible to fire the tenured professor. » Read more: Education Issues – Is there a good idea for professor?