Does the teaching profession stand apart from all others?

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Yeah, teachers are apart from all others. Teachers get a whole lot of education- many of them as much as a doctor, a lawyer, or a computer programmer. Then they work long hours with low morale for a pittance. They have the most important job imaginable and yet they are treated like pawns in a political game. They are the first to get the axe when budgets are tight. Parents blame them for their failing offspring, society blames them for failing to educate, and politicians blame them for needing money. Oh yeah, being a teacher is special. can you tell that I have three sisters who are teachers, and I’ve spent most of my life in the educational arena?

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