Originally posted by Sandman
Maybe it's just me, but it seems silly to think that you need tenure before you can expect fair treatment.
It's not silly, Sandman. Teachers can't and don't expect fair treatment before tenure. That's because probationary teachers can be let go without any reason whatsoever. So what often happens is that you have small country schools who regularly don't renew contracts of teachers who have two years under their belt. If they offer them a third year(in Minnesota, anyway) contract, then the teacher has tenure. So, these schools let go most/all of their two years teachers and hire fresh meat straight out of college. I'm not making a value judgement on that practice, but I'm just stating a fact. If they always want their kids to be taught by beginners, that's their prerogative.
And yes, I've been there, done that. I was let go after two years after getting two outstanding yearly performance reviews in the little town I taught in.