Gordon, Reader's Comment, The reality of teaching 'in the trenches', Lachie Gayl

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Gordon, Reader's Comment, The reality of teaching 'in the trenches', Lachie Gaylard, The Drum, ABC, 25 January 2012: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3790748.html Historical link preserved from the original page.

Victoria - too many Early Childhood teachers are being trained.

There are too many Early Childhood teachers being trained.

It is so easy to get a degree, fewer hurdles, no VCE, a few months of a Diploma (equivalent to two years University - you don't have to be good at maths in early childhood???) then another few months for a four year degree - VOILA!

The predicted shortage actually hasn't happened.

The older generation still need to support themselves and there's a whole lot of graduates who are not getting jobs.

The shortage didn't happen and it's not going to.

Deflated Kinder Teacher of Victoria,

Reader's Comment 1 of 10, $1.3b bill to hire all idle teachers, Thomas Chamberlin, goldcoast.com.au, 24 February 2011: http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2011/02/24/294331_gold-coast-news.html Historical link preserved from the original page.

Melbourne: disheartened graduate teacher.

In Melbourne graduate teachers don't get placed in schools in our first year out.

I spent six months looking (while relief teaching) until I got a nine month contract where I am now.

I went for an interview recently for my job and they gave it to someone else for next year as I didn't interview as well this other candidate.

Being a male I thought there was a need for us.

Now I face the prospect of quitting teaching altogether due to the fact that my fiance and I are going to have a mortgage.

There are so many graduating each year and many have to be relief teachers as there is no way to think that over 1000 jobs will be available each year.

The government need to do something about it.