The Truths of the Teaching Profession No one denies the value of education and that a good teacher is essential. But even though they want good teachers for their children, few parents want their children to be teachers. This shows that we recognise that the work of educating is hard, difficult and necessary, but that we allow these professionals to continue to be undervalued. Although they are poorly paid, have low social prestige and are blamed for the failure of education, many of them resis ...