I want to be a teacher because I love education.

Maybe I was lucky with my teachers, and maybe I was just too oblivious and didn't actually care as much as I thought. There has only been one teacher in my life that I haven't liked, and that was all the way back in elementary school. Other than her, I think I've had probably some of the best teachers that anyone could ask for. A couple were harder, of course, but I still liked them and liked being in their class when I actually understood what they were teaching, but that's a different story.

It's almost like the world is trying to make the bad in our education system even more apparent than all the good that actually comes out of it. I chose to go to college to get my bachelor's in art education because of that good.

You often hear or see things about the terrors of high school as well as some of the terrors of college. I think those stories are part of how people will shape their attitude towards going to them. I know that I was terrified of going into high school at first because of some of the terrible stories that I heard. But that all changed with just one teacher my freshman and it was better than the stories. This teacher, this wonderful, amazing lady, was able to help bring me out of my shell that I had locked myself into. I didn't like talking to people or doing anything with others, really. Heck, I loathed having to stand up and have to give a speech to my peers. I don't think I would be as far as I am today without her, and I'm so grateful to her and for everything, she's done for me.

So, I want to go into education because I want to help make a difference. I think teachers can be the real start to making sure our future generations are able to live in safe environments. I want to be able to stand in front of a class and one day be able to say that I helped change another person's life for the good.

I've also got to experience a little bit what it's like to teach someone something new that they didn't know before. I want to teach art, and seeing how some people react to new things to draw. Like with my little brother, I taught him how to draw a celtic knot, and the wonder on his face as he first watched me then did it himself was just amazing to see. It was encouraging, and it's also something I want to see on other kids' faces.

Maybe I'm crazy for wanting to be a teacher in this day and age, but someone has to do it. I think I can do the job, and beyond that, I want to do it. This is my dream and in three years, it's going to be my reality. I know what it feels like to have a teacher care and not give up on you even when you've given up on yourself. I want to be like that for another kid, so that is another person who will go on to save others who were in the same situation.

I choose education because that's where all my dreams started, so maybe I can help someone else start their dreams.