Teacher's salaries

But I decided that I wanted to do something that would challenge me more intellectually. Teaching can be mentally challenging, but it's not the same thing as the puzzles I have to solve and arguments I have to make everyday as an attorney

Teaching is very intellectually challenging. It sounds like you are saying that teachers are just not as smart as you, and that's ridiculous.
You're right, not everyone can go into every profession. I didn't get into law school, I scored 15 points lower on my real LSAT that I did on all the practice ones I took. AM I smart enough to go? I think so, I dont' believe that was the route I was supossed to take, otherwise, I wouldn't have bombed the tet that day. On the same note, not everyone can teach. It's very hard, no matter what people think. I used to think anyone could do it, but then I saw two other first year teachers leave after 1 semester because the kids ate them alive. I have the same kids, and I love them.