Views on Seniority-Based Teacher Layoffs

The assignment discusses the concept of seniority-based teacher layoffs and argues against its implementation. It highlights the importance of experience and knowledge in teaching, citing examples where senior teachers can provide better guidance and solutions to students. The discussion also emphasizes that seniors' removal from their position based on age may lead to a decline in student learning outcomes. The authors conclude that teachers should be monitored and evaluated based on their performance rather than their age.

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Human Resource Management
Name of the Student
Name of the University

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Views about seniority-based teacher layoffs
The Seniority based teacher layoff means that the senior teachers becomes
unemployed or lose their jobs after a certain age. It also means that the senior teachers are
removed from their position based on their age and not because of their performance and
skills. It is possible as the teachers irrespective of their age can provide the students with
better knowledge and skills helping the former to handle difficult situations properly. They
can even help the students to gain success in both the present as well as in the future life. So,
the idea of Seniority based teacher layoff cannot be accepted. Other reasons are—first, it is
possible that some senior teachers are able to perform their responsibilities efficiently than
the new teachers. They are able to explain the subjects properly, able to motivate the students
to give their best and solve the problems with proper solutions. Third, the experience and the
knowledge which the senior teachers can be used to guide and improve the future of the
students properly (Armstrong and Taylor, 2014). Fourth reason against the initiative of the
senior layoff is that if the teachers are unemployed or removed from their position due to age
then it will be difficult to provide the needed students with better knowledge and skills. It is
because it may not be possible for a less experienced teacher to handle and solve the
problems of the students with better solutions. Fifth, the idea of senior based teacher layoff is
not acceptable as it may be difficult to engage and motivate the students to work hard for
accomplishing the targets. The reason is that due to seniority layoff, many teachers may not
focus on the overall development of the students which can be harmful for the former. The
students may not get the opportunity to improve themselves by inheriting and improving
various skills and abilities along with knowledge. The final reason of not accepting the
initiative is that the students can also get a good opportunity to learn and improve themselves
by learning new things from the experiences of the senior teachers. The gathered knowledge

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can help the students to accomplish their targets successfully. Thus, it is clear that education
plays an important role in the better growth, development and performance of the students
(Goldhaber, 2015). So, it is important and necessary that the teachers should be monitored
and evaluated based on their performance and not on their jobs.

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References
Armstrong, M. and Taylor, S. (2014). Armstrong's handbook of human resource management
practice. London: Kogan Page Publishers.
Goldhaber, D. (2015). Exploring the potential of value-added performance measures to affect
the quality of the teacher workforce. Educational Researcher, 44(2), 87-95.