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Jun 2022
20m 53s

Why Teachers Want To Quit & Minjee Lee: ...

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About this episode

Keeping up with the daily news cycle can be hard, especially if you have little ones who need your constant attention, so we’ve created a new show to get you and your family up to speed, weekly.

In just 15 minutes, you and your little ones will all be up to speed on what’s happening in the world, including a sports wrap, perfect for your commute to Saturday sport.

In this episode, The Quicky Junior chats to a current and former teacher to find out why so many people want to leave the profession they love, and then two golf experts about why Aussie Minjee Lee is such an amazing player who should be more well known.

Find more episodes here: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-quicky-junior/

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With thanks to:

Tara* - Teacher at a small regional school in NSW who is considering resigning (*name has been changed for privacy)

Breanna Hunter - Former high school teacher who writes about the issues facing teachers

Lucy Zelic - Award-winning journalist, TV Presenter and MC who spent eight years with Australian broadcaster SBS as the Chief Football Host, reporter and sports news bulletin presenter

Brad James - High Performance Director at Golf Australia, the governing body for golf in Australia, who worked with Minjee Lee over the years as she went from being an excellent junior player to one of the world's best

CREDITS 

Host: Claire Murphy

Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane

Audio Producer: Thom Lion

Scripting Assistance: Peter Green

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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