[geeks] geeks Digest, Vol 86, Issue 11

[wa2egp at att.net]

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>
>
> On Jan 20, 2010, at 2:31 AM, wa2egp at att.net wrote:
> 
> > Tenure was
> > the only thing teachers had when pay was, well, crap compared to other
> > occupations.  The only reason it is becoming a hot topic is that the
> > pay is getting closer to what other people get paid and with the way
> > companies are showing their loyalty to employees, a lot of people are
> > jealous.
> 
> Exactly - pick security or market-level pay, both is too expensive...
> 
> Lionel

At the time market-level pay was basically impossible so tenure was probably
the best choice.  Let's face it, if they were going to pay crap pay, they
certainly would dump some one after a couple of years to get a new person
for less. :-)

Bob