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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My brother wanted to be a teacher, my parents strongly discouraged him and encouraged him to major in business and economics. My parents thinking we’re very similar than yours (he was really smart, to be a teacher is neither a lucrative or glamorous job). He did, but never worked in his field. He didn’t have a real passion for it. After a couple of years doing “odd” jobs went back to college got a completely different degree and now works in a field that truly interested him. My only word of advise is to be very careful with your advice. My parents “won” or that they thought but looking back it was a real mistake. [/quote]

Similar story here. My best friend's parents both discouraged her from teaching when she was in college. They didn't pressure her, but she listened. 
She spent the next 20 years as a perpetual student, never really working full time, always looking for something else. She finally became a teacher in her late 40s and she could not be happier. It's was a transformation. 
Let her be. 
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