>You're taking it as a given that people perceive education to not be a demanding career, and I find that incredibly absurd. No, I went a state school here in

>You're taking it as a given that people perceive education to not be a demanding career, and I find that incredibly absurd. No, I went a state school here in New York for a graduate degree in a program that included many teachers that were seeking to get their Master's degree (which is required to teach here in New York within 5 years of becoming a teacher). All of the teachers in the program were actively employed as teachers at the time of their enrollment. Most of them were barely literate. At least two I would classify as not literate. Not a single one could be characterized as "well educated". None were especially intelligent. They were all nice, well-meaning people - but they were certainly not the best and brightest. >I don't know what world you're from, but I want to live where everyone "knows" that teaching is easy and lucrative. I certainly didn't say it was lucrative to be a teacher (though it can be after many years in the system). Most of them were paid very poorly. But it is a stable career. And it is easy to keep your job - which doesn't mean it is an easy job to perform (it isn't).