Teaching is a really, really hard job-- there are several teachers in my family and they work their butts off. Remember, YOUR day isn't done at 3PM-- you have papers to grade, lessons to plan, etc. My old roommate was a teacher and she would come home and work until 11PM many nights. She lasted 3 years and then went back to school for a different degree. Of course, teaching in NYC didn't help...
Not to mention, most of them have to get second jobs in the summer anyway. Three cheers to those of you who go into the field-- I have enormous respect for what you do.
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