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Las of Perth, Reader's Comment 65 of 97, Special Report: Teachers reveal why they walked, Yasmine Phillips, Education reporter, Perth Now, 19 February 2011: http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/special-report-teachers-reveal-why-they-walked/comments-e6frg13u-1226008656772 Historical link preserved from the original page.

Las you calculate that your final year teaching prac costs you $1200?

Wrong.

You pay the Uni $1200 for completing that unit, however you also lose the opportunity to earn extra income midweek.

When I went through my teaching degree I worked 20 hours part time during the week, getting a solid $400pw.

But for the 11 weeks of my ATP I wasn't able to earn income from my job.

Hence - the ATP was a fee of $1200 but then I also lost $4400.

So in reality I lost $5500+.

Imagine telling an apprentice brickie that the apprentice would have to pay to work for full time for 11 weeks.

Much more practical to have the final year of the teaching degree working in the classroom on perhaps an 'apprentice wage' = better learning experience than the token units selected during the final term.

However - the Uni's would never want that to happen because they would lose the $1000's in fees that you and I pay.

They are money making machines.