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# Answer Response %1 It’s a good career 463 19%234It has good pay orpensionThere are lots ofteaching jobs availableIt offers secureemployment88 4%132 5%480 20%5 I like children 1,868 77%67891011I wasn’t qualified to doanything elseYou have a shortworking dayThe job is not toodifficultIt’s interesting work -many varied activitiesduring the dayThere are goodpromotion opportunitiesI chose it instead ofdoing military service60 2%128 5%28 1%1,651 68%47 2%3 0%12 Opportunities to travel 117 5%131415Not a lot of other jobswere available at thetimeSomebodyrecommended teachingas a careerYou get a house withthe job121 5%137 6%10 0%16 You have long holidays 304 13%17 The training was easy 20 1%18 It’s a respectable job 691 29%Table 12. Why did you become a teacher? (please tick three reasons)Primary English Teachers | 95