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 Ten years ago, I left the classroom to become a salesperson.  I discovered that the two professions are not as different as you might imagine, with the caveat that not everyone who is a good teacher can be successful in sales.
As a teacher, you must interact with different kinds of people (students, parents, administrators and fellow [...]

“Nationally, the projected need for the teaching profession will be another two million workers in the next ten years”

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