My Daughter has been teaching 7th and 8th grade kids in a Catholic school in Dallas for 8 years. She's paid $35,000.00 a year, plus health insurance and 401K. She has been awarded several awards over the years for teaching exelence. I know that she spends about 10-12 hrs a day with her teaching duties while school's in session. She is leaving after this year to be a para legal. She loves teaching but is tired of living just above the poverty level and has no desire to teach in public school.

She has a degree in English Literature and English, minor in History, Communications, French and holds a certificate in counciling and has been in school for two years to gain a certificate to be a para legal.

It's sad to say, she will start off as a para legal twice the pay she is receiving as a teacher.