Right, hence: - Decent to good retirement, assuming politicians don't find a way to raid it. ... - Little respect/demonized by politicians. Relatedly, many b

Right, hence: - Decent to good retirement, assuming politicians don't find a way to raid it. ... - Little respect/demonized by politicians. Relatedly, many benefits above under constant threat. The benefits were a bit idealized, yes, but I think I qualified them fairly well. [EDIT] And to be clear, I wasn't trying to paint a rosy picture of teaching as a profession.