Study finds 90% of Australian teachers can't afford to live where they teach

Re:Study finds 90% of Australian teachers can't afford to li... by contingencies on Sunday May 21, 2023 @10:16AM (#36021086)

No. To teach in a school in Australia you would normally need a degree plus some educational qualification, typically a postgraduate Diploma of Education. The absolute fastest time to obtain this normal level of education is four calendar years. This is not "walk in" job. It's a professional career with a significant formal training requirement.

(Source: One of my parents worked at a teacher's union, many of my friends are teachers, and I too studied teaching briefly)

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Re:Study finds 90% of Australian teachers can't afford to li... by arcbyte on Sunday May 21, 2023 @11:10AM (#36021771)

Half of all adults in Australia have a 4 year degree. To add a specialization in education and meet the requirement it's just another year for those people. Hence, "easily qualifiable".

As the salary increases, the pool of potential and interested applicants rises dramatically.

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Re:Study finds 90% of Australian teachers can't afford to li... by contingencies on Sunday May 21, 2023 @11:23AM (#36021893)

That's the problem with vague subjective statements: shifting goalposts in conversation. Being "right" is less important than saying something useful and verifiable.

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Re:Study finds 90% of Australian teachers can't afford to li... by arcbyte on Sunday May 21, 2023 @11:34AM (#36021991)

From my perspective I haven't moved any goalposts. I'm only adding specificity to what I already said.

I didn't make it more specific before because I don't care to spend all day typing on my phone. If this is a conversation, we'll slowly make progress to reaching a shared understanding of each other's viewpoint and at what level of ambiguity we agree or disagree at.

To that end, this isn't a debate, it's an exploration of perspectives, each round adding specificity.

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