The AJC recently reported fewer Georgians are choosing teaching as a career. I discuss whether the decline owes to increased pressures in the profession and new accountability measures based on student achievement. Readers offer their opinions why fewer people opt to become teachers. A guest columnist bemoans the focus on the attire of female teachers, saying attention to hemlines may be masked as concern about professionalism but is really plain old sexism.

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In this file photo from October 2024, Atlanta Braves outfielder Jorge Soler and teammates react after losing to the San Diego Padres 5-4 in San Diego. The Braves and Soler, who now plays for the Los Angeles Angels, face a lawsuit by a fan injured at a 2021 World Series game at Truist Park in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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