Why I Want to Become a Teacher

Why do I want to become a teacher? Well, why not? I do it everyday. I have two children, my oldest being seven years old and my youngest being two years old. Everyday with them is something different. Everyday is a learning experience on both ends. We learn different things from each other. Just when I think I'm teaching them a valuable life lesson, they turn around and teach me one.

Let me take you back to when my daughter was about two and a half years old. I held a crayon in her hand and wrote her name on a piece of paper. We did this all the time to leave her mark on her art work as all great artists do, even the ones that somehow ended up on walls and doors. I eventually invested in a dry erase board to save our walls. I told her that it was time to sign her name. I helped her out, of course, but afterwards she did something that moved me. She wrote her name, each letter very carefully all on her own!

I can't begin to explain to you how "cool" that felt. I went on teaching her how to write different letters, different words then on to how to count from one to ten, her colors, shapes and so on. Every time she mastered something new it felt just as good as the first time. It was exciting to see her learn new skills. It made me want to teach her more. This was a feeling I grew to love.

To this day, she still remembers that her mommy was the person that taught her all these things. She still acknowledges and gives me credit for teaching her various skills. That is why I initially wanted to become a teacher, to have the opportunity to teach and influence other children just as I did for my daughter. I wanted to invest myself in a career that will allow me to change lives, doing that through the diverse challenges of the classroom will not only be fun and exciting but extremely rewarding for me.