Are there any former teachers out there who are now nurses?

Do you think the U.S. is so desperate for teachers and nurses that now we're pretty much letting anyone?

• into the profession? When I was little, it seemed like nurses and teachers were just the absolute smartest, wisest people. Now some of the nurses I come in contact with are hugely ...show more

• Answer:

  I've noticed this too, especially what you said about nurses. This person is supposed to be helping me to have a healthier body and yet they obviously do not respect theirs enough to eat appropriate amounts of healthy food. As far as their grammar, it makes me wonder just how educated they actually are. I will say that in the few times I've required the care of a nurse, I've never felt like there was a correlation between their inability to speak properly or their being over weight and the way I was treated. What I've never been able to understand is why teachers are so under-valued! Doctors, Lawyers, executives, etc can make millions of dollars, but what about the people who taught them to read??? The whole public school system is in desperate need of an overhaul, if you ask me, from the way schools are designed to the teaching methods to who they allow to influence our children. Unfortunately, I think it will get worse before it gets better.