PhD-writing wino from Perth, Western Australia. Obsessed with list-writing, plan-making, and boxer dogs (because every girl has to be obsessed with an animal, right?). A fan of awesomeness, great music, and long boozy chats with friends. Non-religious, semi-political, but very opinionated. Believes that teachers should be paid the same as doctors, and that people who don’t vote shouldn’t be allowed an opinion. Amused endlessly by the crazy rantings outside Christadelphian halls, Engrish, and well-placed irony. A foodie, photographer, book reader, globe-trekker, and song-singer-alongerer.
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Cheers mate, sweet blog! I work with an Erin Stark over here in the states. If you’re ever in the USA you guys should meet up.
Yeh see, I could, but then the world would collapse in on itself!!
Thanks for stopping by!
love your description. As a fellow lover of lists and boxers (I have one sleeping in my lap right now) I’m getting ready to dive into your blog right now.
Thanks!! I love your blog name! Wonderful! I hope you enjoy your time here
What about minors? They can’t vote, so does that mean they don’t have an opinion? And students from overseas on visas? And people who feel that it is wrong to vote? You should be more considerate of others views.
I left a catty response to this but I have decided to delete it because I’m better than that.
If you bothered to read my blog rather than forming an opinion of me based upon my About page, you would realise that I -am- considerate of others. At the time of your posting this comment, my most recent blog post was about my concerns regarding bullying and the way that children are dealing with these situations. This is my concern for others. This is based upon my experience. You clearly know nothing about me if you are ready to jump to the conclusion that I am closed-minded and inconsiderate based upon one sentence on my about page.
So – think what you will. I know who I am.
Both my parents were teachers and we were far from rich. My father worked three additional jobs in the summer to make ends meet up until he had a major heart attack- he is fine now- and went down to only working one job. I, too, agree wholeheartedly that teachers should make as much as doctors. They have one of the hardest jobs and the responsibility of shaping minds and creating the futures for our youth and I am not sure why we do not value them more.
I’m glad to hear your dad is okay
My parents both have good jobs (not that being a teacher isn’t a good job! Neither of my parents finished high school, let alone going to university) and my family doesn’t struggle for money, but it hasn’t always been that way, and I’m very grateful for the position that my family now finds itself in. Still, there have been times when I worry that my parents – especially my mum – privilege financial security over health.
It’s sad that the financial situation for teachers probably pushes many people who would be amazing educators out of the system, because it’s often just not enough money. Especially where I live, Perth – housing is ridiculously expensive, food is expensive, we are isolated so travel is expensive. People are scraping by when they should be living comfortably.
Hi Erin
I wanted to say hi. I somehow came across your blog and I happen to live in Sydney Australia as well and I’m just getting started on this thing. Your blog looks really interesting from what I’ve read so far, I’ll be back to read some more soon!
Hi! Thanks for commenting
I will have to check out your blog!