wreck, driving is a bad idea." According to Perry A. Zirkel, a professor specializing in education law, it is incorrect to blame tenure for the difficulty in firing bad teachers; regardless of tenure, firing a teacher has substantial costs and involves an extended process of hearings and documentation. See also h-index LIFO (education) Publish or perish School and university in literature Up or out References External links Academic terminology University governance Academia in the United States Academia in Canada