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The majo-itf y,h i <theo teicr old po~jra s ive d.s, . d
there in ope for the futur oft Toxan ba u e 1 of thiS
attitude.
The status of teacher tenure in Texas has been surveyed
in this chapter, .nd fr moist studies, facts, an d general
feelinP, the need: for security have been listed as a short
1. ex;as isa o titiniu'e boy Statuto y e4Aotment.
2, Teacher tenure legislation has met with a great
dueal of opposition whenever it has been introduced in the
legislature in Tsleas. tis opposition is probably due to
lack of knowledge on t-e part of the gnera l public; to
Se prevaLenoe Of i..the tCa.t onu.i, dividualist philosophy;
to e reluct:anoea of school boards to re lguish their
autl o5ity to "Lire ,nd ; ie"; and to a lack of organization
aZon the school teachers themselves.
Z. he scoc.ations of tEaclers ha $ve been powerless
to :et lerisate 1ol p assed fu.ly protecting the hitter <:ts
of the teacher. The cause of this is leck of supp ort Damong
the teachers and the lack of a unified leadership. The
classroom teachers should take the initiative in forcing a
teachers' union patterned after that of the unions in
industry.
4, Txa s sthe richest satLe in the union in natural
resources, bat it spends much less per capita for education
than other states with about the same average dilby attend-
ane in the schoolrooms.
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Martin, Wesley. To Determine the Need for Teacher Tenure in Texas, thesis, August 1946; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc53455/m1/79/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .