Profession of IM members.

Trained as an econ professor, work as an IT wallah.

I'm an actuary (financial consulting) and graduate student (University of Texas)

...trained as an historian, after working as a librarian, now a social geographer, also a 5 year stint as a full-time trade union activist...

peace & love

daeve

A student of social psychology. Iīll start to do my Masterīs thesis on January. Going to India in November for 6 weeks cause itīs the last chance to do that for a while

I initially trained to be a vet.a nd practised as a vet for some time, then got my phd and trained as a scientist, now working as a pharmacologist for a drug company. In between taught students as a lecturer.

Initially worked in Ahmedabad, Gujarat as Sales Manager for cellphone company called Cellforce for 5 years. Left the job 3 years back and am now settled in Shimla hills at Narkanda/Kotgarh and looking after my apple farm.

That will depend upon the school, school district, and state requirements. The problem is you can require whatever you like but at some schools and school districts the teachers will be unqualified to teach and the students will either sleep through, play through, or be truant from class.

Portie

Yes, like PortieOwner explained, it all depends on the state and district. Two of the classes are electives (World Religions and Global Studies) so that means complete independence to structure the course. World History in our district has a loose set of curriculum standards to be followed, and of course, a number of units that should be covered, but it's also up to the teacher how he/she wants to structure the teaching. Honestly, I can't complain about my job. The students are well-behaved, eager to learn, schedule is great and the time off is the reason I can travel. If you're not out to be a millionaire I think teaching is a wonderful profession... The money's not too bad either, not like what people say at all.

A "business analyst" in a bpo masquerading as a kpo

musician and audio engineer..

I'm an electronics technician, specialising in radio communications. Also alarm systems. Oh, and I design computers at component-level. Yes, and I program them too. And then I'm a web-designer. And I make maps for the internet - have my own website to market them. I am a gardener. I do welding, too. I can rennovate houses. and do the electrics, plumbing and heating. I do building, and roofing. Spent 12 years doing that. I've worked as a researcher in India for Footprint Books, on a few occasions. I'm currently a volunteer, doing a driving job, until I broke my ankle. Now doing admin work, and in the afternoons I am a receptionist. I once trained to level 3 as a Cordon Vert chef.

Is that enough?

Tim in England

Aaah but have you slain any dragons in your spare time?

Son & Brother = 45 years
Husband = 22 years
Father = 22 years
Steel Fabricator (now ex) = 11 years
Firefighter = 17 years
Watch Manager = 10 months

Apprentice human = 45 years

Officially the description's something like computer systems and web site administrator, but more often "web guru" or "'puter wrangler" will do. Like TimMakins, I can either program 'em, or build them component level, from the case on up...

My other talents include things like beer brewing and writing science fiction, but so far i haven't managed to get consistently paid for either one of those.

Speaking of unpaid writing, is anyone else planning to participate in National Novel Writing Month?

Interesting!