Why I am becoming a teacher.

Hey, guys sorry for not posting in a while, school keeps me busy. I thought I would share an assignment I wrote as to why I am going to become a teacher.        

    I think becoming a teacher was always in the back of my mind, I remember being in grade school looking at check marks thinking “this check mark is so good I bet if my teacher saw it she would tell me I should be a teacher.” Looking back, I must laugh because to me it seems silly that a check mark would determine what career I would have. I do not I ever had an exact moment where I thought “I am being a teacher case closed,” more of a series of advents that worked its way up.

            As a child, my childhood dream job was to be a spy, I knew that would never happen, so I thought of many other careers as well. When I went into high school I decided what ever choice I made I wanted it to be a career where I got to help people. The result when I graduated high school was to be a psychologist, but I learn it was not meant for me. I remember going to my councilor (who I found out was someone I knew), telling her I had no idea what I was supposed to do, and saying I just want a career that helped people.

            After talking the councilor recommended that I should consider becoming a teacher or a social worker. I have always loved kids and both of those jobs I would be helping people but I was still unsure of what to do. I realized being a social worker would not be the right fit for me and that left me to think about teaching. I thought back to my time in school and the challenges that I went through. I realized that I did not have very understanding teachers that were willing to connect with me and help until I reached high school. I loved most of my high school teacher and keep in contact with some today. The reason I chose to be a teacher started because of them mainly because they should me what a teacher was supposed to do and I wanted to make sure young children had that experience as well.