Kel, Reader's Comment, Teacher entry ranking tumbles, Benjamin Preiss and Craig

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Kel, Reader's Comment, Teacher entry ranking tumbles, Benjamin Preiss and Craig Butt, 18 January 2013 Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/teacher-entry-ranking-tumbles-20130117-2cwb5.html#ixzz2j281DDZI Historical link preserved from the original page.

I studied teaching as a mature student. I worked for one year. I have not worked in teaching since.

I completed a graduate diploma after an arts degree as a mature aged student.

I am in my early 50s.

I secured my first and only teaching job back in early 2010 at a school that had a reputation of the kids being difficult because of the socio/economics.

Sure, there were problems from time to time, but I had a wonderful time and enjoyed working with my students immensely.

My first contract was for just one term and then I secured a second contract that took me to the end of the year.

I had done my work well, the staff I worked with got along and everything seemed pretty good, so I half expected that I would be top of the pile for the following year's offering.

Sadly, this was not the case.

In the following year I applied for heaps of jobs, including ones that came up at my "old" school.

I got two interviews in that time (none at the old school).

I have not worked in teaching since.

All the jobs have gone to young lads (under 35s).

So, I've gone back to 'civilian' work.

But I loved teaching.