Why did you choose to become a teacher?

Question

Why did you choose to become a teacher?

Answer 1

Being a teacher is as natural as the changing of the seasons.  We are all teachers in one capacity or another.  If you are a parent, you are a teacher (how do you think children learn to speak? eat? play? love?).  If you are someone's child you are a teacher (my children have taught me more than you can imagine!).  If you know anything about anything and have taught it to someone else, you are a teacher (like how to fix a bowl of cereal or a peanut butter sandwich).  One of my favorite proverbs/quotes is "if you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day; if you teach a man to fish, he will eat for a lifetime."  Definitely something to think about.

Some say that prostitution is the oldest profession.  I think teaching is the oldest profession.

Why did I personally become a professional teacher?  I love learning!  I love to learn all kinds of things - science, history, math - you name it, I want to know.  I am passionate about expanding my own mind, and I know that I can pass that motivation, desire, and passion on to others through my teaching.  Like I said - it just seemed natural.

Answer 2

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RxsOVK4syxU

Nothing else to say.

Answer 3

I had horrible teachers in high school and I had some of the best teachers in high school.  One of the "best ones" suggested that I think about education and I respected him enough to seriously think about it.  I decided to become a teacher because I think I have a gift for understanding teenagers and the struggles that they face in their lives, and I decided to use my examples in MY high school career (both the good and the bad) on what kind of teacher to be and what kind of teacher not to be.

I have been in education for 8 years now and I cannot even imagine working in another field (I worked in finance prior to education).  I wake up everyday to a new day with new experiences and the kids make me laugh.  I am truly blessed.