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I'm afraid you've hit the nail on the head there Strawman. When I was in years 11 and 12 (fairly recently), I had a few teachers who were well qualified (an industrial chemist, a master of economics, a surveyor), and they were top-notch teachers, but all aged 50+. The few student teachers I had freely admitted that teaching was a second choice, because they couldn't get into anything else at uni. Teaching is a comfy, secure job with 10 weeks of annual holidays, and anyone can get in, so it attracts mediocrity. Horrifying indeed. However, I have a couple of questions (mainly so I can argue this topic with others). First, when/where/what was the affirmative action that started letting low-achievers into the teaching profession? Second, feminisation of the curriculum? I must say I didn't see much of that, except maybe in some of the texts chosen by english teachers.
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