Life is Unfair

[MNLonghorn10]

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you stole my post, word for word

[tony]

Five to ten years from now, who is going to be making more money?

Who has a job with a better retirement plan and other benefits?

[Hammerhead]

It's not like teachers work 8:00 - 3:00 on weekdays. After the last bell, it was time to grade papers, work on next week's lesson plans, set up for lab experiments/dissections, take turns proctoring detention and chaperoning school dances, and attending extracurricular activities to show that you are part of the whole community.

Try teaching at a Catholic school if you want to not get rich. When I taught at Shanley, I punched the lunch card tickets one semester in exchange for a free lunch an tutored kids in the Title 1 program for kids who needed extra help with reading and math.

I don't have any problem with people earning $80k in the oil fields. Germany requires high school graduates to do a year of public service or join the military after high school in exchange for a practically free college education. That seems like a good way to give young adults a taste of being a grown-up before heading off to college.

[ndsubison1]

I have a couple of buddies who didnt graduate college but are now making around 100k in the oil fields. They may not have a degree to fall back on but I guess you can always go back. Hell I know plenty of ppl with degrees who are working in the fields and are making much more than they would otherwise

[BisonTeacher]

I have a couple of buddies who didnt graduate college but are now making around 100k in the oil fields. They may not have a degree to fall back on but I guess you can always go back. Hell I know plenty of ppl with degrees who are working in the fields and are making much more than they would otherwise

You just reminded me. My college roommate quit teaching to go work in the oilfields right now.

[unbison]

Not everybody should go to college. For most who get four year degrees, the lifetime earnings are well worth the cost. It is hard to tell kids to stay in school when their friends are earning what seems like a fortune. What they don't understand is what most of us older people know. The tough physical labor wears you out fast. For every year you work on a tough physical job, you take two or three off your life and they become damn precious later. A kid working a rig better earn 90 grand because he is paying a high price. He just doesn't know it.

Where do you come up with hard work taking years off your life? I would counter that a sedentary life would also take years off your life to physically work mean your remaining physically active I guess idk where you come up with this stuff

[NDB2]

NorthernBison is right.

It's like The Machine in the Pit of Despair.

Breaking a sweat literally takes years off your life.

[perthbison]

NorthernBison is right.

Breaking a sweat literally takes years off your life.

I call bullshit on this one. Hard work never hurt anyone.

[NorthernBison]

Where do you come up with hard work taking years off your life? I would counter that a sedentary life would also take years off your life to physically work mean your remaining physically active I guess idk where you come up with this stuff

Just an observation. No absolutes. There are plenty of people with desk jobs tipping over early and having all sorts of health problems.

What I was referring to was the really hard physical labor. Percentage wise, not many can keep that up for a long career. The body simply wears out. How many guys do you see throwing concrete blocks around until they retire? If they do, how damaged are they? I know there are exceptions.

How many old guys do you see working the oil rigs? It's a young man's game and the wages are high not because of the "skill" required but because of the danger and damage it causes.

On a related note, what is the normal life expectancy of former NFL players. Physical damage tends to be cumulative.

[tony]

On a related note, what is the normal life expectancy of former NFL players. Physical damage tends to be cumulative.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/footb...ger/54847564/1

Heart disease is the leading killer of men. Physical activity is probably a great way to keep the heart healthy.