I was introduced to the career of an educator by my maternal grandmother before attending elementary school. At the young age of five years old, my grandfather regularly brought me to my grandmother’s classroom when she was a teacher. During this experience, I was exposed to both sides of the classroom, as a student and as an elementary school teacher. Although I have vague memories of these observations, I became fascinated with the several different aspects of the career. With the help of my early exposure to visiting my grandmother’s classroom for a few months, I decided early on that I wanted to become an elementary school teacher, too.

     Because of this experience and many more throughout my educational career, I want to be a teacher for a handful of reasons. I want to be a teacher because I like helping people. I realize that the help that I offer may or may not impact a person’s life, but I will always try my best to help in any way that I can. With that being said, I want to be a teacher that can make a difference in a child’s life. I also want to be that teacher that students trust and come to for guidance. When I think about the career, I dream about how I can be one of the many people who can play an important part in furthering a child’s education. And when I dream about the future, one where I can teach, interact, and learn from my students, I feel a sense of satisfaction with myself. Without a doubt, I constantly have second thoughts about the career path and my abilities, but I cannot imagine myself in any other career path. The interest in the field may have started as a childhood dream but I believe that I can make it become a reality.