...those who can't teach, administrate.
I'd also throw in another old chestnut that commonly applies:
Pay peanuts. Get monkeys.
If you were good at your job, would you want to take a 50-75% pay cut to talk at a bunch of noobs? Obviously some people just love to teach, but the pay is an important factor in the quality of teachers as well.
So i'll throw in another rant topic:
The stunningly low valuation or prioritisation of education generally by the Australian population FOR ALL Australian people is embarrassing and depressing. Most people seem to either not give that much of a rat's, or if they do, just worry about their own or their kids' education.
It's OUR future, stupid!
I could bang on for several pages on how CRITICALLY it affects EVERY aspect of our society, but i'm really hoping it's not necessary.
What do you think will make the biggest difference to the future of your child: whether there's a fkn mosque down the road, or whether your child develops the options to be a entrepreneur, lawyer, doctor, engineer, or tradie instead of just being a labourer (no disrespect to labourers intended!)? But what gets people on the streets in a rally? The fkn mosque. Idiots!!! In itself, yet another great example of how important better education is.