Why I Want to be a Teacher

Whether we know it or not, everyday we are learning. As children, we learn how to tie our shoes and eat. As teenagers, we learn how to drive a car and deal with heart  break  . As adults, we learn in college or even learn how to do a certain job. Learning never stops. However, who are we learning how to do all these tasks from? Every time someone is taught something value to them, they remember the   person who taught them. I want to become an elementary school teacher to be remembered. I am not talking about being remembered as being someone famous. I want to be remembered as a teacher who was passionate about teaching, making a difference, and wanting to watch my students grow and succeed.    

 I want to become a teacher because I am passionate about teaching. I never saw it before, but my friends pointed out that I love to teach. I point out problems right away and I try to fix it or to help someone fix it. I tend to correct grammar when it is used incorrectly. My friends hate it, but I like it. I want to become a teacher to teach young minds. I have an understanding that children are much more difficult to teach, because they sometimes lose focus. I want to be able to do activities with them to help them not only remember, but really learn and keep it with them. My teaching philosophy is that every student can learn. It is just up to me to find ways in which that student can learn from.     

 I look back at all the teachers that made a big impact on my life and they are mostly in elementary school. I once had a teacher that failed to care for my classmates and I. I had another teacher who was so caring and ensured that if not all, but most, of my classmates and I succeed in the lessons. I want to be that teacher because I want to watch my students succeed and be the positive role model when they look back at me. I can imagine that when I am up at the board teaching, I am educating future teachers, nurses, doctors, and other occupations. I want to ensure that I encourage them to keep doing their best and to strive for what they believe in. I want to be that teacher who continues to lift up students even when they are down.    

 I want to become a teacher so that my students would say that they want to come and stay in school. Going to school, I know that many students would not want to go because their teachers are boring or fail to recognize their absences. But I want to create a positive image for school. School has been a tough road for me, but I constantly remind myself that it is for my future. The most attention I give to a class are the classes that involve me too, not just the teacher lecturing. I can only imagine that when I see my old elementary school teacher or maybe in the future work beside them, they would be proud to see that they are a part of my success. As a future teacher, I want to know that feeling of not only making an impact on the life of someone in my family or around my circle of friend, but to a child who is in need of direction when it has not been made or clear yet.     

 When I was younger, I wanted to become a nurse, not because I thought about how much they got paid, but because they always make a difference and helped people. As I grew older, I realized that I want to be a nurse of the mind. Having teaching embedded  into my heart, it has become natural for me to want to educate, especially to elementary school students who need the attention of someone who wants them to learn. Encouraging a child to succeed in school is something I would want to do for a living. I want to be a teacher because I want to teach each and every one of my students something so valuable that they will remember that I was a little part of who they have become.