>Jerry:
>
>> Ah, a kindred spirit!..... a professional student! I could have remained at
>> college for the rest of my life if I didn't have a wife and two kids to
>> support.
>I was full time coillege student from the age 16 to 26. I even attended two
>colleges full time at the same time for two years. I don't recommend it unless
>you like 80+ hours week.
>
>> Teaching doesn't pay well enough.
>I taught college sophomores and juniors and couldn't stand it. The amount I
>get paid is not all that important to me (ok, it has to reach a certain
>minimum). I took a sizeable pay cut when I left the actuarial field in the
>early 90s and I never regretted it.

I was paid $7,000/year to do biochemistry research in grad school. When I began my first teaching job at York College my salary was $5,000/year :( I knew then I wouldn't be in teaching as a career for the rest of my life, but only as long as I could afford to make the sacrifices. There came a time when the welfare of my children (adequate health care, educational opportunities) prevailed and I left teaching. I really loved to teach, though, primarily because teaching at the college level requires that you stay on the front edge of knowledge and research, which I throughly enjoyed doing, and passing what I learned on to the students.
JLK



>
>> By the way, if you want total and absolute joy then get your private pilots
>> license. Piloting an aircraft is the most enjoyable activity I've ever done.
>> Sorry, but that includes sex too. Flying episodes lasts a lot longer. :)
>ROTFL. To each is own pleasures... Reading is my second favorite activity.
>
>Daniel