The teachers I know do it for the 180 days of work per year, as well as the lack of performance metrics/accountability, the 8:30 to 3:00 workday (which includes a lunch break as well), the high pay for just passing time (automatic increases despite horrible results), the employment for life guaranteed by tenure, and the retirement benefits that are only a dream for the working stiffs that pay them.
The longer one teaches, the more like they will be like you said.
My Bride is getting the near the end of her rope. The administration doesn’t want the kids educate, the parent doesn’t (note, parent), and the child is so far behind by the time they reach high school they can’t catch up.
For every kid she can help succeed, there are five who don’t want to