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I've struggled a bit with DD's frequently expressed goal to be a teacher. I think teaching is certainly a noble profession, but an embattled and hard one. She is probably simply looking up to the teachers in her life. I don't really want to say anything against it to her at this age, though I've pointed out that many jobs involve some kind of teaching and that one can be a professor as well as an elementary school teacher (which is what she means). The thing is, she IS actually quite good at teaching people things--which is surprising, given her personality. She has to be in the mood, though.