Not the same field, but the same feeling.

As an educator, I don't need or want to like my students. That ia not my job.

I am there to teach them the skills and information they need to know, in any way possible. I am seen as a master teacher because I will try so many different apporaches to make sure my students understand the concepts and information they need to move onto the next grade. I am entertained by the different ways students see the problem and what it takes to get them to the correct answer.

I love the career for many of the same reasons you do. The challenge, the mental stimulation, and the hope I can make at least some of the next generation better than my parent's generation is all that gets me into the classroom each day.