17 January - Special Topic

Why did I decide to become a teacher?
I think I decided to become a teacher when I was in Jr. High or High School. I know that I have always wanted to be a teacher so that has made things a bit easier for me, as far as not needing to take a bunch of classes to figure out what I wanted to do. But what is the reason that I want to be a teacher you might ask. Well I want to be a teacher for many reasons. Well.... I know why I want to be a teacher, but actually putting it into words is a little more difficult then you'd think. But here goes, I want to be a teacher to create a safe place for my students to go. You never know exactly what kind of home environment your students are coming from so making school somewhere they feel safe is a major thing. Another reason I want to be a teacher is because I want to make a difference in at least one of my students lives as well as make school fun for my students. I think that making a difference in anyone's life is a great achievement, but when you are a teacher and make a difference in one if not more of your students lives almost sort of makes you a hero. Like I said before you never really know everything about your students environment or backgrounds, but when you make them feel like they are an important person in your classroom as well as in their own life it not only makes them feel better about themselves but also I think it makes them a better person and lets them know that they can do anything they want to do, and they will remember you and how you changed and impacted their life forever. I just think that it would be the most amazing feeling knowing that you have helped and contributed in the making of someone great! Everyone has a favorite teacher and I want to be that teacher. I never really enjoyed going to school after the 4th grade, I don't know if it was because I would really just rather be at home with my mom or if school was really just no fun for me. But I want to be able to make school for my students, somewhere where they are excited to come everyday. Somewhere they can learn and have fun learning!
So that's why I want to be a teacher!