[quote=kev374][quote=SD Realtor]I would say anybody that has to spend 6 hours a day with alot of children is earning money. To me being a teacher working those hours 9 months a year is A HELL of alot harder then being an engineer and writing code all day.[/quote]
I disagree. The amount of knowledge, creative thinking and deadline pressures you have to deal with on some of these Engineering projects is far greater than any high school teacher will experience I can tell you that.
How much knowledge do you need to put kids in line? How much knowledge and experience do you think one needs to fix a mission critical multi million dollar system that breaks down in the middle of the night and needs to be resolved before the start of business next morning?
Comparing the two is just ridiculous![/quote]
IIRC, SD Realtor IS in fact an engineer (as are many on this board). I think he does realize. I think you don’t realize how difficult dealing with 150+ teenagers (assuming 5 classes of 30 teens each) can be on a daily basis. I may retire into teaching some day, but it will be because I enjoy imparting knowledge and think I can make a difference – it won’t be because I think the job is “easy” – because it isn’t.
