Just For Laughs

I just read the link to the Wall Street Journal online. There was a Harris Interactive Poll that asked people which occupations do they believe to be the most prestigious. Teachers came in at 52%...the only occupation that has seen any increase in the last four years. I am so tempted to send the writer an email scoffing at this poll. What prestige? How prestigious can teaching be when it gives you ulcers, does not afford you a home to call your own, has you working a second (or third--in my case) job to pay the bills & save for the home you will never own, offer little increase in pay, demand you have higher educaiton & continue to pursue it with no reimbursement, and has you battling with bosses, students, and parents that it is more about the education than it is making them feel worthy & special? I'd love for this person to follow me around for one semeter (it wouldn't actually take him that long to figure it out but a good solid dose may make it that he never forgets) and see just how much prestige goes into this. More like insanity & a touch of masochism. BLAH!