Teachers--because of their empathy and energy--make the best salespeople.  Of course, they would be great escorts,too!!!  It is, after all, a type of sales (selling yourself/skills).
However, teachers are afraid of losing licenses, so you don't get too much abundance in the field---or do you?

I was a preschool teacher for many years then I worked a underwriter for a insurance company


sasha

I teach young men why they can get further on their knees then with a fast car. Slow down! Kneel down!

HB

Not that there's anything wrong with escorting, but how sad that our teachers are so poorly paid and respected that by comparison escorting is the preferable profession.

Do any of you former teachers provide one-on-one tutoring for the ones of us that are slow???

Great thread Anne,

I have taught early childhood music education.... I have been a trainer in the corporate world and am working on a social work degree.   Oh and 15 years of cust serv management.

LOL...We are so many more things than just a body.  And the greatest gentlemen are the ones that respect that.  I have discussed everything from the "Art of War" to Machiavelli(sp) to Star Trek and beyond with my clients.  And am always even more surprised and honoered than they to trade opinions with them.

As for the sadness of our teachers being under paid... I couldn't agree more.  And it isn't just teachers... While it would kill my income.... this is something that should be done for the sheer joy of it.... and the things that utilize our brains as well as our bods are what SHOULD make the top dollar...

But not in this lifetime.

Be safe, be happy and be INFORMED!
Rebecca of Seattle

You can also apply the same theory to nursing...Many of the same skills are used. I had a patient tell me something the other day that made me laugh to myself. I was giving him a nice backrub, and he told me the "i had missed my calling; this is the best backrub I've had since Vietnam." I had to smile to myself and think if he only knew !

when I was a young college student, was a Teacher's Aide in a combined Kindergarten and first grade classroom.  

I have heard that many women in this profession have backgrounds in nursing, too.  Both teaching and nursing are jobs that are traditionally held by women, so I'm not surprised that many of us have those backgrounds.  But, I suspect that we also tend to be nurturing types of people, and this profession is another venue for us to use those skills... not to mention that the pay is WAY better!  LOL!