Besides doctors, lawyers and cops, teachers seem to be in that elite group of professions in which it's members have the tendency to take themselves way too seriously.
Not that all teachers, by any means, have this tendency, but I have experienced far too many teachers that take a holier than thou attitude when confronted on something.
For instance, when someone asks another person what they do for a living as a means of validating their position in an argument. Why would someone either ask or care about that when having an argument??
I mean, really, what if the target had said they are a shoe salesman? Would you deem their opinion null and void? Or, if the target says they are the Arch Bishop of Minnesota (or some equally meaninglessly impressive position), would you concede the argument?
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