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College Admissions Essay: What Made Me To Teaching Field

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What brought me to teaching field? And why I choose this path? I am planning of teaching elementary school, you may be wondering why I specifically choose to teach elementary school? As kid I used to go one of the best schools in town, never took the bus, but my mom drives me to school, I never had the interest of education, I used to go because my mom made me go and kept pushing me. I remember in my middle school never had an interest to do my own homework, so mom had to hire a tutor to help me at home. I would understand my lessons and wouldn’t need a tutor if I could focus in class, but I never did and never had interest of doing work, it was always about the fun for me, some kids may think or plan what they will be in the future, but I never thought of that. It Was until high school I changed the way I used to behave, and the way I used to study. I had an opportunity that not everyone had and I didn't take advantage of it. I see the importance of education, I realized that I need education and my whole future depends on education, it was in high school that I ever challenged myself, and try to get As for my grades. I think what changed my view and believe is because my lifestyle changed. Our family financial changed, we moved to a totally new country and I didn’t have the life I …show more content…

I grew up in a poor country where not all the people get the opportunities like had, and in my high school I remember kids like me back in home who never had to go to school, not even a single day, and had no one to support, I know for a fact that the government in my country is corrupted and never supported kid. So I start thinking the kids in back home, who are really eager for education and looking at my childhood life make me choose this field of becoming a teacher. Because I want to help these kids, I want to give what they never had, because I had it and it's my duty to pass to

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