Back Up Option

• nothing wrong with teaching as a back up career because your first choice didn't work out, as long as you enjoy it
• something is wrong if you teach because you can't think of anything else to do, because these teachers end up hating kids and hating
the job

Review Questions

What kind of profession should teaching be ideally?

George Jefferson wants to be a musician (specifically a concert pianist) more than anything else in the world. He goes to college and majors in music, gets his degree, and then sets out to find his big break in the world of show business. After no success in three years, he decides that he could teach and write music as well as ply it while teaching. Why is teaching a good back-up choice for this musician?