I get asked, constantly, why I want to go into education. Many people question why I would want to go into a field that has been so controversial. "Common core is ruining classrooms." Yes, this is true, but children must still learn. "The government has taken the fun out of teaching." It is what you make of it. You can make learning enjoyable while still following mandated rules. "You will not enjoy this profession." Wrong, I KNOW I will enjoy it. "The pay is terrible." This one I personally cannot stand. Never do anything in life for a dollar sign. Like any profession, it takes work. Some days will be easier than others. Nothing in life is a walk in the park. All these things do not matter.

You have such a high impact on children at a young age. They want to know everything you know. They want to be just like you are. They look up to adults in so many ways. Teacher's make a lasting impact on children's lives. Good or bad, they make all the difference in the world. I want to get up everyday and teach them what I know. I want to watch them to blossom into something new. I want to see that spark go off when they finally get what you are teaching them. Not only do I want to teach them how to read, add or subtract but, I want to teach them about life. I want to show them everything they can do in this world and so much more. Children also teach teachers so much. A big perk of becoming a teacher is that I do not have to take life so seriously. Even for just a hour a day, I have the opportunity to be a kid again and forget about everything going on in the world.

Yes, this job is stressful. Yes, it will seem like a never ending work day. Yes, you will facility breathing down your neck everyday. However, if you were meant to do this, none of it will matter in the end. The children will be all you can think of and they will drive you to continue to get up every morning and teach them everything you possibly can.

I was called to teach. It is my destiny.