Why I Want To Be A Teacher

I've never really questioned my desire to be a teacher. I think part of the reason is that I've never really known anything else. The most influential people in my life up until I graduated from high school, beside my parents, were all teachers. It comes down to that; I want to make a difference in kids the same way my teachers made a difference in me. Children see teachers, at a minimum, for several hours a week. That is more than enough time for a teacher to teach more than just a subject; they can teach them morals, life lessons, and give them someone to look up to. Many children don't have a parent figure that they can admire, and everyone needs one of them. To be a teacher is a great honor and privilege and it is a license to change someone's life.