I found the perspective of the Finnish teachers quite useful and interesting. I've been in electrical engineering for awhile and have been contemplating teaching as a second career, as I know many engineers do. But so used to real autonomy in my day to day or even week to week activities, I can't imagine going from this life to that. Reading about NCLBA and common core and the like never seemed burdensome but perhaps I was wrong. In any event, I don't foresee teaching in my future anymore. Too bad. Perhaps in another country.