I always get the question “Why do you want to become a teacher?” Here are 5 reasons why becoming a teacher is what I want to do with my life.
1) It is life changing
Imagine walking into a room with 20 little heads turned towards you. You become the person who they look to for help. You become the one who helps decide their future, you help create a better future. It's amazing when you start teaching you to know kids who are struggling to maybe read or do the math, but then by the end of the year they can do their multiplication and read books. It is the most satisfying and rewarding job.
2) It’s a job that is always needed.
Teaching will never go out of style. Kids always need to learn, and that is what we are there for. We take kids for 7 hours a day and make sure they learn what they need to learn to have a successful future. Teaching is one of those jobs that as long as people are coming into this world the job will keep going.
3) My teachers changed my life
I have multiple teachers who have changed my life. My second grade teacher gave me the help I needed when she saw me fall behind, my fourth grade teacher was one of the most kind people I have ever met. My sixth grade math teacher helped me become the strong math student I am today. My high school Child psych teacher changed my life the most, she helped me realize my passion for teaching, and I can never thank her enough.
4) You get out of it what you put into it
Teaching is a job where if you care, so will your students. All of my teachers that cared about me were the ones I remember. If you work hard to make sure your students learn what they need to learn and learn how they need to learn, then you will always see some sort of success.
5) You end up learning more from your students then they learn from you
I have done some work with children, I learned so much from my experiences. What I learned the most was patience and kindness. Don't get me wrong I am a kind person, but seeing kids be kind in the most simple ways showed me how easy it is. Patience is obvious, when you are working with four year old's you have to be patient.
