Like any profession teachers and teacher aides have to work within standards and procedures set out by the department.

In Australia, while the marking procedures have gone through several changes, the overall system remains basically unchanged.

Albert Einstein was quoted as saying “I never teach my pupils. I only provide the conditions in which they can learn.

However, this can only work if the same conditions are reflected outside the school environment.

As Parents we also need to take an active role in this. Teachers are not babysitters.

Going from a labouring job to manager, my salary would probably double.

A teacher is in charge of 20 or more students (Primary school), yet their salary doesn’t change. In fact, teachers are in management positions and probably being paid as labourers.

Teachers have been dealt an unfair hand in the media recently. The Education department (system) are the ones rocking the cradle, because like any government based department, they rule the roost.