My daughter scored 35 on her ACT, and wants to be a history teacher.
I have no doubt that she will excel at whatever she does, but it seems like a little waste of potential to me. But I want her to be happy.
Maybe not really a waste of potential—hopefully, she’s a conservative who will educate the “yutes of America” to appreciate our history and heritage. If the public schools are too hostile an environment, possibly a private school would be more receptive. She could also earn extra money tutoring but ultimately, she might teach at a college like Hillsdale or Grove City.
I have no doubt that she will excel at whatever she does, but it seems like a little waste of potential to me. But I want her to be happy.
Speaking as someone who had a similar number, an English degree, and who has an IT job not even remotely related to my formal education, money goes a long way to being “happy”, and while money isn’t everything, not having enough of it is definitely something...bad.
My father was a history teacher. The first of the very few useful things that he taught me was to not pursue becoming a teacher.