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Blah! of Mulgrave, Reader's Comment 32 of 55, Raise your own kids - teachers, Evonne Barry, The Herald Sun, 30 January 2012: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/raise-your-own-kids-teachers/story-fn7x8me2-1226256687349 Historical link preserved from the original page.

In Melbourne it is impossible to get a decent primary school job - I went to Malaysia.

Many of the nicer inner city Melbourne schools are full of older teachers who can't retire as their super funds dived dramatically a few years ago.

If a teacher is seeking full time employment in these schools its extremely difficult to obtain.

Who wants to work in a school where you are not teaching but purely managing to get through the day?

The system is letting teachers down.

I went to Malaysia to teach kids.

I actually worked in a school where you needed very good teacher education qualifications, it was not the backpacker teaching experience.

I loved it in Malaysia as I actually got to teach, use reasonable classroom management skills, felt respected by the kids and parents and did a great job.

Back in Melbourne it is virtually impossible to get a decent primary school job in the inner city and suburbs.