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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a special ed teacher.  I do it because I'm passionate enough about the parts I love to push through the sucky parts.   I don't know that big law would have more or less sucky parts, but I wouldn't have that motivation to push through them, because the kids would be missing.

But you haven't said anything about wanting to work with kids, or being passionate about equity, or love for a content area, that would make me think you'd have that same feeling.

I'll also say that teaching carries with it the fact of not just being tired from doing a lot of work, which is surely the same as a lawyer, but of being tired of certain kinds of interactions with kids.  Sometimes, it's hard to come home from dealing with certain things all day and muster up the enthusiasm for the same thing from your own kids.  So, while you might be less tired, which might make things like scrubbing your toilets easier, it's hard to find the motivation to help with homework or read a bedtime story.

Finally, I'll say that there are a bajillion careers out there that pay as well as teachers.  If that's really all the money you need, you don't just have two choices. [/quote]

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