Karai17

My mother was an elementary teacher for her entire working life, and I believe her final salary was somewhere around $60k after 25~ years.

Most teachers in Canada probably average between $40k-60k, depending on where they are in their careers.

This is a brilliant realization, and extremely informative. You might also like this TED talk:

http://www.ted.com/talks/john_mcwhorter_txtng_is_killing_language_jk

Aye, I've watched it several times, and here I am watching it again. :)

Here is another one: http://www.ted.com/talks/jamila_lyiscott_3_ways_to_speak_english