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Adriana Bonifacio

Adriana Bonifacio is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education at Monash University

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    We treat teachers like we treat mothers. That’s why we don’t pay them what they’re worth

    Most people have a nostalgic story to tell about their favourite teacher. We often invoke them when teachers are bargaining for better pay and conditions, or when another story of violence in schools reaches the headlines. 

    Society & InequalityEducation
    We treat teachers like we treat mothers. That’s why we don’t pay them what they’re worth