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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teaching would be my dream job.  The only reason I don't teach is because I am old school and probably spank kids if they misbehaved, and that is a big No NO.

However, if my kids wanted to do this...I would basically have a business plan for them to ensure that they can make money with side gigs in education.  And I would support them financially (like living rentfree with me etc) so that they could actually afford this career.

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I’ve never heard someone refer to teaching as a dream job.

I can’t imagine many of us think we are living a dream as we grade papers at 10pm, get yelled at by angry parents for disciplining their child, get treated like children ourselves at pointless faculty meetings, etc.

- teacher[/quote]

I have several family members who are current or retired teachers who would say it is/was their dream job. They have the chance to make a much bigger impact on people than people like me who push papers around a desk all day. The bureaucracy and unappreciative parents and challenging kids are very understandably a huge source of frustration - I get it. And the pay stinks. But it is meaningful work.

The part of my job that I like the most is mentoring and coaching. Unfortunately, my moron boss does not recognize or appreciate this. I have considered going into teaching but I do not have the patience. But I admire those who do and I often wonder whether the many victories a teacher experiences would help me put up with the challenges.[/quote]

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