When people care enough to criticize you thoughtfully, be grateful they don’t just dismiss you outright.

A while ago I was at an event for teachers and other education professionals. High school juniors and seniors were there, guiding discussions and providing input.

It was Saturday night, so you can probably guess the type of students who opted to spend their evening talking about school with a bunch of teachers: thoughtful, interested, involved. Kids who genuinely enjoy learning and being at school.

So it struck me when one student said she always wanted to be a teacher, but the older she got the more she thought better of it. Not that she didn’t want to be a teacher anymore, but that she shouldn’t — that it was unwise. To her, the profession is plagued by low pay, high pressure and t

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