> They pumped so much math into us all in college, I could easily teach high-school math. Easily. I'm from Finland and we have bunch of such teachers here. In

> They pumped so much math into us all in college, I could easily teach high-school math. Easily. I'm from Finland and we have bunch of such teachers here. In my school there's a teacher whose major is physics, but he also teaches chemistry and B (short term) math. I'm still unsure whether is it because of my school is so small (circa 150 pupils) or just because they can. > Immediate implication: teachers are actually paid well over there. The job is actually desirable and respected. The job is respected, but not as desirable or well paid as you might think. I can actually recall many teachers joking that if you can't do anything well, become a teacher. And in a way that's true: if you can't pick a profession you can continue your studies for practically free of charge. Although teachers do not have hard time finding a job, the pay is pretty bad and only becomes worse if you decide to teach younger students. Although, teachers here get paid according to their best paying speciality, so it may depend on who you ask. For example, a former PE teacher said this to me: "Do not become a teacher if you plan to become rich". But since the respect between student and teacher here cuts both ways, it gives the sentence a bit more depth than you might think at first.