You'd be hard-pressed to find professors who teach two more diverse subjects. But ask them questions about how they work and why they teach at DeVry, and you begin to see striking similarities. In the back of my mind, I think I always wanted to teach. Early on, however, I was intrigued by the corporate environment. Then I realized how much more rewarding it is to work with students than corporate managers.
Students are hungrier for knowledge.
Looking back, I can see that I've always been a teacher. When I was in fourth grade, I was always chosen to help with children in the lower grades. In college I did a lot of tutoring. It's wonderful to work with someone and see them blossom. Many of them are the first generation in their family to get a degree.