I am sick of hearing that I am never going to make any money. That I’m going to have to marry rich to get by, or support a family. You may be right, but don’t you think I thought about that before declaring my major? I would rather be happy and love my job than be rich and hate my work. To me, it is important to love your work and genuinely care for what you’re doing. In my case, I will be teaching kids. I know I won’t become rich being an educator, but I will have other rewards, like a child finally grasping a subject. I think being a teacher is the most rewarding job a person could have, to be in charge of teaching children, our future generations.
“Your classes are so easy!” Actually, they’re not. If they were as “easy” as you thought I would have a 4.0 GPA, and a full ride scholarship, but they’re not and I don’t. This has to be one of the biggest insults in the book. I have to take regular classes just like every other student- Geology, Biology, English, History, then I get to the good stuff. Some majors may be more tough than others, but then again some people are smarter than others, some students want to stay in all day and study. Me on the other hand, I’m in school to get an education, but I’m also here to have a good time before I’m pushed out into the real world of working, paying bills, and living on my own.
“Ew, I hate kids they’re so snotty and gross, why do you want to work with them? You’re always going to be sick.” I get this more often than one would probably think. I’m sorry you don’t like kids, but I do. I may not like your major but I’m not insulting you? I like kids for whatever reasons you don’t like them. They are young, innocent and they don’t know all of the bad things adults do. They don’t know what a cruel world we live in, they’re just happy. They’re happy to see their friends, they’re happy to go to school, they just want to have a good time. Okay, I may get sick more than I would be working in a cubical all day, but my immune system will get used to it.
I want to be a teacher because I can be creative. I can come up with great ideas and make learning fun for kids. I want my students to want to come to school and learn. I like having nice things, but there are certainly other ways I can make money. And don’t forget educators get their summers off, to make some extra cash or spend time with family. I want to make a difference, give back to the community. So please, do not ask me again, yes I am sure I want to go into education. I do not want to sit in a cubical all day, or do hard labor, I want to be a teacher.
