Teaching... it's not for everyone.
Teachers
Why it's prestigious: Almost everyone has a story about a teacher who changed their lives. Whether it was a second grade teacher who made you love reading or the high school teacher who got you to stop being a goof off. After parents, teachers spend more time with children than anyone else and teach them some of life's fundamentals.
Why it's not for everyone: You need patience to deal with students of any age (not to mention the parents), and rarely is your job confined to the hours between the morning Pledge and dismissal bell.
**Stephanie Addition: Don't forget the stunning pay! Teachers are definitely over paid seeing as how we only work 10 months out of the year and we don't even work a 40 hour week... let's look at that stunning income as a matter of fact:
Income: $33,156**
**This is an average. I am lucky. I will leave it at that.