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Originally Posted by The Big Chill
The point on the other side of the argument is that there are very few of them who are claiming to be special. This cyclical argument goes on because of comments like these that make sweeping generalizations that all teachers claim to be special. Would you not get defensive if someone made that claim about your industry?
Most teachers I know work hard. Most teachers I know are happy with their job and all of the pros and cons that go along with it.
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The entire reason that blog post was put into this thread was implying that teachers work harder than you, have emotional stresses that no other job has, and have so many voluntary hours that no other job has, has bad days which implicitly justifies some bad actions against her spouse and all that.
The fact that it was posted into this thread, and the context surrounding it, is exactly this sweeping generalization.
I guess my teachers back in the day gave me a really good eye for reading between the lines.