Why I want to Become A Teacher

WHY I WANT TO BE A TEACHER

Growing up with parents who were very committed to their profession as teachers and being able to witness how they were able to touch their students ' lives year after year , then it is no surprise that I want to be a teacher too . Our parents are the greatest influence that we have in our lives and I think that it is not only fitting that I emulate their life and their profession but I see it as their legacy . My earliest memories had been me tagging

along with my father as he coached students or having my mother prepare illustration cards with number in them . I grew up with many children coming to our house and sometimes they played with me but mostly they came for my parents . I am no poster child for my parents , I have had issues with them as I was growing up and I admit at times I resented the time and care that they gave their students . But fortunately I was able to pass that stage and I now realize how blessed I am that my parents had been teachers , not businessmen , lawyers or doctors Having teachers for parents has its own advantages , for one they already are familiar with adolescent angst and I always felt that they understood me even when I tried to rebel against them , my friends had not been so lucky , they always complained that their parents nag and are impossible . Second , my father coaches the school team so I never had problems with boys , I grew up with them and I am fairly able to discern the male ego . My mother teaches math so I have a round the clock tutor when I was having difficulty with some math courses , and most of all they were supportive of my goals and they were able to provide me with worthwhile activities that kept me away from the usual high school pitfalls drugs , alcohol and sex I have learned through my parents ' example that teaching is more than preparing lessons and activities , more than training young minds and bodies , more than going to class everyday and teaching lessons . To me teaching is a way of life . One can never be a teacher only when they are in school , one lives that role 24 /7 . My mother used to bring home her students exams and s that needed to be checked , my father used to bring his team in our house to practice even on summers . And my father used to say all the time that each experience , each moment or situation has the potential to be a source of learning . I did not pay attention to it much and it seemed to hypothetical and abstract for me to grasp until I realized that learning does not happen in the four corners of the classroom or the school . Life is a learning experience and I want to be a teacher because I want to give...