First Year Out: Scott Tapper

By Carine Primary School
Community contribution / March 24, 2015

From an early age, Scott Tapper knew he was made to be a teacher. So after ticking off law school, he was free to pursue his real dream. Now in his first year as a fully-fledged Grade 3 teacher at Carine Primary School in Western Australia, he is continuing to seize every opportunity that comes his way.

I actually studied law in the United Kingdom straight after high school ... I did that for my parents and then I ...

This story appeared in the April 2015 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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First Year Out: Scott Tapper

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