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  • No Wonder No One Wants to Be a Teacher

    No Wonder No One Wants to Be a Teacher

    Remember when former Morrison government minister Stuart Robert lashed out at “dud” teachers? In March, the then-acting education minister said the “bottom 10%” of teachers “can’t read and write” and blamed them for declining academic results. This is more than just a sensational headline or politician trying to get attention. My research argues the way…


  • What Is Emotional Labour And How Do We Get It Wrong?

    What Is Emotional Labour And How Do We Get It Wrong?

    The term “emotional labour” is applied to an array of home-based activities — from keeping mental to-do lists, to remembering to call your in-laws on their birthdays. Some advocate the need to teach boys emotional labour, or identify it as the unpaid jobs men still don’t understand. But that’s not what emotional labour is, according…