And this idea that "the 'deadwood' either retired or died years ago" is very false. I've met so many professors who were basically useless but couldn't be fired

And this idea that "the 'deadwood' either retired or died years ago" is very false. I've met so many professors who were basically useless but couldn't be fired because they were tenured. Ignoring the vitriol that Fox News loves to vomit to its loyal sheep, the teaching profession for some reason has been allowed to act completely cut off from the market as a whole. There are so many very good teachers who simply can't get a job because of the tenure lock-in. If a teacher isn't doing his / her job, they should be fired and replaced! It works for the rest of the economy why shouldn't it work for the teaching of our children?