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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom was a teacher and would never have wanted her kids to go into the profession. Too underpaid, too micromanaged by idiots who know nothing about education, way underpaid, out of control parents.  
OP maybe she could teach for a couple of years and then move to an education company, that’s where the real money is. Selling stuff and programs back to school districts. [/quote]

I taught and would also discourage any bright young people from going into the profession. If you are not concerned about $ but also want to be a do-gooder I would look into non-profit work. That was going to be my move but I had kids and became a SAHM. I am in a state that treats it's teachers particularly poorly and I could count on one hand the number of decent teachers my age who are still in it after 10 years. [/quote]

I can't speak for your state, but in mine (Virginia) teachers are paid pretty well and certainly more than most non-profit employees, plus there's a nice pension coming in states that stay solvent.[/quote]

+1. I work at a relatively high SES elementary school in Loudoun and many teachers are pretty happy. Honestly the unhappy ones are mostly the under-30 unmarried ones. [/quote]

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