I didn’t want to be a teacher at first, even though I do love being around kids. I wanted to be a pediatrician. Then I saw how much schooling it was. I thought, “That’s a lot of school.” Then I switched over to athletic training because that still deals with medicine and I could still work with kids. But then, in my first Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow class, we were just talking, and that’s when I knew that teaching kids is the job I really want to do. I want to work with kindergarteners.
My main goal is to make an impact. That’s always been my goal with any job, to make an impact in people’s lives. And kids are the next generation of adults, so I think what better way to make an impact than on kids when they are young.
I never, ever, ever thought I’d want to be a teacher. I would always think about the money. I would think why would you? But it’s not about the money. It’s a really important job. I think it’s really ̶ I guess “amazing” would be the word ̶ that you’re teaching someone how to be a person. That’s the main reason why I want to be in kindergarten; you’re molding them.
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