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[quote=Anonymous]I'm in my 40s and I'd be totally fine with my DC becoming a teacher if it's what she really wanted. Teaching is a consistent profession which always has demand and where the benefits can be extremely solid. It's a respectable job where you can make a concrete difference in the lives of other people. There is also quite a bit of leeway in the profession in terms of deciding what kind of teacher you will be and where you want to teach. I would want to be careful not to overspend on my education knowing that I will never make a super high salary, but a teacher can feel confident she'll be employed and can earn a pension. How many careers can you say that about?

Recently my DD, who likes to write, was asked if she would be interested in becoming a journalist. She shook her head and said it didn't really interest her that much, and I remember in my head thinking "what a relief." Journalism is a more "prestigious" career than teaching to many people, but it's incredibly unsustainable financially. There's no clear path to a comfortable retirement and a lot of it is luck and who you know. I'd a million times rather see my kid become a teacher than a journalist![/quote]

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