The longer a profession has been around, the more time people have to scribble down turns of phrase about it, and teaching just might be number two or three on "the world's oldest professions" list, although it has often been even less respected than number one.
"Because if you are no longer inside [the profession] they cannot condemn you.
In a few months, they will become even more different, no longer linked by profession.
This can no longer be a profession of craftsmen individually brewing plans for whatever patient comes through the door.
Early evaluations show that these teachers stay in the profession longer and have an almost immediate impact on student achievement.
She would have stayed longer at her profession, but her hearing went and a music teacher must be able to hear.
Meanwhile, nursing is no longer the automatic profession of choice that it used to be for many young women.Projections in the report for the RCN suggest that 90,650 nurses will leave the NHS in England by 2004 (see table).
As I spend longer in the profession, get better results, perform well, gain the respect of my colleagues and managers, as well as ascending in my union role, there's an assumption that I must be happy with my life – but I'm not.
At least Simpson has managed to stay in the profession longer than most - research suggests 49% of all first-time football managers are never reappointed to a second managerial job.
By way of example, Cook refers to cocoa farming in Africa: It is "no longer a viable profession," she says, "because farmers don't earn enough money to feed their families, let alone invest in sustainable farming practices.
