this thread is a little old, I am 71 now. :x A better one is my wife. She taught 3rd grade for several years then took a break to have a family and get the kids a ways through their education, then went back to teach special education, guess that was a natural as long as she had been married to me. In total she taught about 25 years, + the time off, then retired and substituted a few years. She decide to completely retire when she realized she was teaching a GRANDKID of one of her 3rd grade students. :lol: