Being in a Profession - Willingly or Plain Stupid.

Had a talk with RC and CL yesterday about some issues that were being brought up recently when the bossies want us to be closer to them than not and there our heated arguements went on with how much do the students really know about our position in the organization. They always thought that because they pay us so much, therefore all the money will be ours in the taking. So lets say, one student pay RM 5,000 per year and there are 10 people in the class. This sum up to the total of RM 50,000. If there are 5 teachers who teach the class, therefore, each teacher will get RM 10,000. If this simple mathematical question really works that way, then I'll be the riches man on earth and the teaching profession will be something that everyone will be eyeing on cause according to all the people out there in the corporate world, we teachers only teach only and there are nothing else that we all do. Well...excuse me...we teachers suffer the same amount of stress as everyone does although we have the privilages to go back early (by paper only lah coz we always work later than that) and we have the lowest pay in the entire world although with the qualifications that we are holding. My cousin who is a salesman earns RM 500-RM 700 more than my pitiful RM 2+++ salary ok and I am supposed to be in the after sales service cause I have to deliver and mould the product to be sold to the universities. See...we are the same and yet we have the worst pay in the world. If it is not because of passion, I wouldn't even think of joining the teaching force. I like teaching because I like to see different people growing up in their stages of life and not papers growing up in terms of size. I like teaching because I want people to learn. If teachers don't teach for passion, then I think everyone can be a teacher if they are willing to have their pay cut like crazy lah. Sometimes I do wonder, why do I have to be a teacher and not has the ability to own a house, own a car and have much savings even when I know I am nearing 30. Life is so much fun when one is rich to a certain extend. If I was a girl, I would definately marry a RICH old dying man so that I can be rich in a zip. But then, I am not a girl and I am not that wicked and I do loves my students to grow up like a gentleman or a lady. Provided they don't drive me up the wall.