Editor: How terrific to hear an Education Minister say that she values the skill

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Editor: How terrific to hear an Education Minister say that she values the skills of older teachers!

969 WA public school teachers resigned in 2010.

471 of these teachers were older than 50.

178 were aged 40-50.

Almost a third were aged 25 to 40.

32 teachers were under 25.

Reader's comments on this article -

There is an oversupply of Primary Teachers and a shortage of specialist secondary teachers such as maths, science and technology and enterprise.

People with these degrees can earn a lot more in the mining sector.

They also don't get abused, attacked or treated like cr_p by their employer.

Reader's Comment 6 of 19.

Poor pay and a lack of quality resources is a huge issue.

I'm kicking myself now, as I was offered a plumbing apprenticeship before commencing my university studies.

Reader's Comment 7 of 19.

And add to the list the number of disenfranchised TAFE lecturers, myself included who have resigned due to having to endure incompetence from the "management teams" and 'program managers'.

The focus is not on teaching but managing (joke) resources, social climbing, attending countless meetings and in general st_ffing up what was and can be a again the golden age of training.

Sort it get some direction and we will gladly take up the challenge!