[hotpotamus]

I don't know how they do it though - I could imagine enjoying teaching a subject once in awhile, but to be "on" for 5 or 6 identical classes a day and then repeat that until the pension kicks in seems pretty tough. Of course, professors have it better than high school teachers since teaching isn't their primary job.

[bigtunacan]

Some people really like to teach others, so I can understand how teachers would find joy in this.

I think it has to be especially hard to maintain that in K-12 where all the children have to be, but most of them don't want to be.

At least college is optional, so there is a higher percentage that actually desire to learn. I think that would make it easier for a teacher to keep their passion for the job.