As an ducation major, I have the utmost respect for majors with a higher level of academic difficulty than mine. My boyfriend is an engineering major and one of my roommates is preparing for PA school, I swear most days they do homework/study more than they sleep.

I know that I could never major in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, medicine, or basically anything that requires a lot of math and science. Numbers are not really in my nature.

Often times when I tell people I am an education major I get a response along the lines of "Hopefully you marry rich!"

And during finals week people tend to stick up their noses at our projects, power points and lesson plans because, in their minds, they don't compare to their tests, research papers and presentations.

I guess in some ways; they don't

What I want people, all people, fellow students, parents, friends, family to understand, is this.

I am aware that my major is not nearly as challenging as many other majors but consider this; As I could not spend 8 hours in the library studying thermodynamics, you probably couldn't spend 8 hours a day loving on kiddos and teaching them to grasp basic concepts.

I did not choose to major in education for the money, the breezy week of "finals" or to have summers and holidays off.

I chose to become an educator because I love kids and I want to make a difference in their lives. I want to help them grow and live up to their fullest potential. I want to come up with new projects and ideas that make them think harder (and have more fun) than they ever have before. I want to be a teacher because that's where my heart is and I know that I can put my whole heart into it.

I know from personal experience that having a teacher who cares can make a world of difference in your day to day life.

Regardless of the pay or accolades (or lack there of), I want to be the teacher that cares.

I strongly believe that every profession needs people who have a heart for what they are doing and I have such a heart for these tiny humans.