This is a question that could be debated forever and with fair and valid points for both sides of the argument. It is a bit like the 'chicken or the egg' situation; there isn't really a correct answer as each side of the case could counter the other.
Doctors might be considered more important than teachers as they are the professionals we turn to in our time of most need and/or worry; when we, or our family, are sick or injured. It is human instinct to believe that our health and wellbeing, and that of our loved ones, is the most important element in our lives. Ultimately, being able to preserve someone's life is the most crucial skill available to man, but it is also true that the imparting of knowledge is a fundamental part of life.
A teacher, or at least a good one, has the ability to change the lives of those they tutor. Not only can they instruct them in their specialist subject or field, they also possess the capacity to instill a general way of thinking in a student. This can then be transferred into the student's everyday life, no matter what task they may be undertaking. It could also be argued that as teachers educate us in life, we become more aware and intelligent, allowing us to instinctively consider our actions more carefully, thus making safer decisions in order to preserve our health.
Personally, I believe that it is impossible to say which job is the more important as they are both vital to the human race in differing ways. If we were without either of these professions we would be in a lot of trouble.
Doctors might be considered more important than teachers as they are the professionals we turn to in our time of most need and/or worry; when we, or our family, are sick or injured. It is human instinct to believe that our health and wellbeing, and that of our loved ones, is the most important element in our lives. Ultimately, being able to preserve someone's life is the most crucial skill available to man, but it is also true that the imparting of knowledge is a fundamental part of life.
A teacher, or at least a good one, has the ability to change the lives of those they tutor. Not only can they instruct them in their specialist subject or field, they also possess the capacity to instill a general way of thinking in a student. This can then be transferred into the student's everyday life, no matter what task they may be undertaking. It could also be argued that as teachers educate us in life, we become more aware and intelligent, allowing us to instinctively consider our actions more carefully, thus making safer decisions in order to preserve our health.
Personally, I believe that it is impossible to say which job is the more important as they are both vital to the human race in differing ways. If we were without either of these professions we would be in a lot of trouble.