Education is a field that brings together a lot of ideas. You are a leader, a shoulder to cry on, a role model, and many more things. With this responsibility comes the fact that there has to be a reason for teaching.
In our fourth class we watched the Ted Talk: How Great Leaders Inspire Action. Even though this "Ted Talk" did not directly involve being a teacher, it offered an interesting insight into how as a teacher, you are a leader and share characteristics with those people in other careers such as business people.
We discussed the obvious question of why we decided to become teachers once again. We were proposed with the question, what will you teach for?
Will you teach for the money? Will you teach because of the hours, summers free? Or will you teach for the dream?
This are some pretty heavy questions if you ask me, simply because that's a lot to think about. After all we are just embarking on our first year of education towards being a future educator...
For me, I want to say it's for the dream. I have always loved working with others, especially the younger generation. The event that will always stick with me is my high school graduation day in May. I had worked as an work expierence student in the grade one and two classrooms, so I promised them a visit all done up for the graduation ceremony. I will always remember walking down the hallway. I remember all the kids asking for hugs and telling me how I looked like a Princess. They all told me I couldn't leave and school wouldn't be the same without me. Just to hear that is so rewarding.
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