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You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
first let me make clear that when i talk about tenure, i'm applying this to tenure of college professors NOT about tenure involving high school teachers or any teachers in schools.  i won't go in that direction because i don't know much at all about how tenure in a grade school or a high school works. saying that, i believe that giving tenure to a college professor is just plain wrong. by tenure i mean that once a professor has a certain amount of experience, they are essentially safe...it's almost impossible to fire them.
<|assistant|>
Giving tenure to a college professor is an important protection to ensure academic freedom. In essence, it ensures that professors can research and teach without fear of recrimination for expressing views that may be controversial or unpopular. In addition, once a professor has earned tenure, it makes it much harder to fire them, providing added protection against discrimination or arbitrary firing. In certain cases, giving tenure may be the only way to ensure professors are treated fairly, allowing them to continue contributing valuable knowledge and expertise to the university.