You hit the nail on the head. Towards the end of high school, I expressed a desire to become a teacher to a couple of my own teachers. I expected them to be delighted, but they were not. They explicitly told me not to do it, because of the exact things you said here. This was about ten years ago too. It's sad, but they were right.
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You hit the nail on the head. Towards the end of high school, I expressed a desire to become a teacher to a couple of my own teachers. I expected them to be delighted, but they were not. They explicitly told me not to do it, because of the exact things you said here. This was about ten years ago too. It's sad, but they were right.