The use of tenure has allowed the education system to take a turn for the worse. Tenure is an automatic process that all teachers undergo and which guarantees their position in their district. Tenure is granted to those who meet the teaching requirements in their given district. Tenure is not granted based on test scores or teacher evaluations, but rather on the length of time a teacher has taught in their district. This allows those with seniority to have an advantage over those who are new teachers. New teachers starting in a district are those most likely to be fired. Those who are tenured are less likely to be fired given the lengthy process that accompanies their dismissal. The complexity of the process allows many teachers to miss out because the process is too tedious and time-consuming to complete. For this reason, many ineffective teachers may remain in the classroom and produce ineffective students. Tenure should be banned in all schools to eliminate the use of ineffective teachers. In the documentary “Waiting for Superman,” Geoffrey Canada, an educator, discusses the damage the public school system is doing to our children. Canada places the blame on tenured teachers who cannot be removed from the system. Tenure is automatically granted to teachers if they have taught for 2 to 5 years depending on the school district (Waiting for Superman). Each district has different requirements for its own classroom teachers. Tenure guarantees a teacher's job security for life and can only be terminated if certain guidelines are not met. Tenure began in universities to protect professors for political and arbitrary reasons. On average, only one in 2,500 teachers loses their or ...... middle of paper ......lary & How to become a teacher. Np, and Web. April 28, 2014. “Education News.” The mandate of teachers must disappear. Np, and Web. April 28, 2014. Gabriel, Trip and Sam Dillon. “GOP Governors Aim for Teacher Tenure.” New York Times January 31, 2011. web. April 14, 2014. Guggenheim, Davis. “Waiting for Superman.” Hollywood, CA: Paramount Home Entertainment, 2011. Kloberdanz, Kristin. "Exclusive: Michelle Rhee aims for teacher tenure." Participate. Np, November 20, 2012. Web. April 28, 2014.Long, Cindy. “How can we improve teacher quality in low-income schools? » NEA today RSS. Np, May 24, 2011. Web. April 28, 2014. Oh, Inae. “'Rubber Rooms' in NYC Schools Cost the City $22 Million a Year for Teachers Waiting for Hearings.” » The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, October 16, 2012. Web. April 28, 2014.Rosales, John. “Pay based on test results.” RSS. Np, and Web. April 28. 2014.