Career Aspirations of High-Performing Students and the Teaching Profession

2026 · doi:10.22541/au.176764907.73429623/v1
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For a long time, teaching was considered one of the most dignified professions in society. Teachers are the ones who influence, develop and provide the structure for the future generations. Nevertheless, a question arises: why do a good number of so-called "genius" people, who are mostly intelligent and creative, shy away from teaching? The answer to this question is that the reason for this is not a lack of respect for education, rather, these are the challenges that the teaching profession brings about socially, systemically, and personally.
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For a long time, teaching was considered one of the most dignified professions in society. Teachers are the ones who influence, develop and provide the structure for the future generations. Nevertheless, a question arises: why do a good number of so-called "genius" people, who are mostly intelligent and creative, shy away from teaching? The answer to this question is that the reason for this is not a lack of respect for education, rather, these are the challenges that the teaching profession brings about socially, systemically, and personally. Supplementary Material File (why geniuses do.pdf) - Download - 311.31 KB Information & Authors Information Version history Copyright This work is licensed under a Non Exclusive No Reuse License.

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