Salient. Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 42 No. 4. March 19 1979
Elitism?
Elitism?
The argument for the retention of the allowances may sound elitist to some. It is not intended to be. What we are saying is that teacher training has a very special place in the development of our education system. The teaching service Must, as far as possible, be representative of the wider community. There is a very real possibility, in light of the rumoured intentions of the government, that teacher training could become the preserve of white, middle-class school leavers. This is a situation which the STANZ and all groups with a real concern for education would not like to see.