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Originally Posted by Matata
9/10 a teaching career is built on top of an undergrad degree that has very little financial upside. People from humanities, history, sociology, arts, literature, etc. are commonly funnelled into teaching because they don't have many options.
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I think that's a misconception though. I know plenty of people with degrees in the social sciences who are not teachers. It's a pretty common background for law (political science in particular) and plenty of other careers. University is about critical thinking, showing that you can finish something and learning how to learn as much as it's about the specific course work. While some people are best suited for things like a trade, where they take carpentry and become a carpenter, a BA is more of a blank slate.