Switched from teaching high school to software for the pay, staying for a reason I didn't expect

Eleven years grading papers and writing lesson plans, now eight months into a dev job. Thought the appeal was just salary and normal hours. Turns out what I actually missed was explaining things clearly, and code review comments scratch that itch more than I expected, breaking down why something works instead of just fixing it and moving on. Still get asked in interviews why I left teaching like it needs defending.