Teaching is my Calling
Since I was a little girl I always knew that I wanted to be
a teacher. I went through my phases of other possible career paths. However, my
desire always went back to teaching. Something about teaching is that you are
never going to know if it is the right career path until you actually begin
your career. I started teaching when I first started going to Uganda but it was
only a couple months at a time. Then of course with my job at STAR but again it
was different. I couldn’t fully say that
teaching was the right career path for me until joining the Peace Corps and
teaching my pupils all day every day.
Teaching
is definitely hard and time consuming. Your job is never over. You teach all
day, go home and mark or lesson plan, and you sit on Pinterest trying to find
new and creative ways to spice up your lessons. I wouldn’t have it any other
way though. I honestly love lesson planning, and I mean who doesn’t love
sitting on Pinterest. I am not a huge fan of marking though. It’s tedious and
just a bit boring but it has to get done, so I turn on my TV, put on my favorite
show or movie and I just mark away and hope that it will be over soon.
I will
be honest that some days are hard and I don’t want to go and teach because the
day before my kids were misbehaving or something, however going to school and
seeing my students always calms me and brings me the most joy. The reason that
I know that teaching is for me, is because even on my worst days I go home with
a joy and passion that I couldn’t get anywhere else. My hardest days teaching
are better than my best days doing anything else because this is what I do.
I mean
who wouldn’t love a job where you get to sing, dance, and educate our future.
You get to make a fool out of yourself and have the time of your life while
building up the next generation. The people who are going to one day rule our
world. That is the best part of my job. I have discovered the more you create a
fun atmosphere the more your students learn, so basically the more fun you have
the better your students will learn.
Don’t
know if any of this had made sense. I guess it’s just my ramblings on why
teaching is for me. It’s something that brings me joy and makes me feel like I
am doing something to change the world, and that has always been one of my
greatest desires. Now, listen up. Find a career that you love, that way you
won’t work a day in your life. Find something that brings you passion and joy
it will be better for you and everyone around you as well. Think about what you
love and go after that. Don’t settle for anything but what is best for you. I
promise you, you won’t regret it.
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