Who is becoming a Waldorf teacher?

I’m just wrapping up a week of teacher education (the program meets for 13 weeks over the course of a bit more than two years), and I took some notes on the backgrounds of these adult students who plan to become Waldorf school teachers:

Public school principal
Public school assistant principal
Pediatrician
Social worker
Speech therapist
Pharmaceutical sales rep
Lawyer
CFO of a small business
Business manager
College registrar
Artist
Actress
Chef
3 public school teachers
4 mothers
5 students moving from BA or MA programs to teacher education

Of these, two have some background in Waldorf education, having attended Waldorf schools for part or all of their elementary school education.

Approximately one-third first learned of Waldorf education in finding schools for their own children.

Approximately one-third are choosing a mid-career change that will almost certainly earn less money and fewer benefits but, they hope and believe, bring greater intrinsic rewards.

Approximately one-third already have advanced degrees.

Two are men; the rest are women.

Their ages range from twenty-two to fifty-five or so.