An inevitable part of being a high school senior is the question “ What do you want to be when you grow up?” a question hasn’t intimidated me since i was 6 years old. With my fellow teenagers, i spend these conversations praying they don’t ask me what I plan to do post-graduation, because i plan on becoming a High school History teacher.Unsurprisingly, nothing is more abhorrent to high school seniors than the idea of going through college just to come right back to high school as a teacher. I’ve learned to expect the brief pause followed by a look of genuine confusion and concern, then a thorough interrogation. They want to know if i’m serious, if what I really want to do is deal with kids our age, day in and day out,desperately trying to get …show more content…
The answer is, i’ve been serious about becoming a teacher since I was six years old. I’ve loved school for most of my life, although I don’t equate that to being a straight-A-Student. I enjoy the atmosphere of school, bonding with teachers, helping friends with homework and getting help in return, having easy access to people I care about, and most of all, learning new things, even if it doesn’t always come easy to me.
It’s hard to put into words how i feel about finally writing an application essay that could allow me to make my dream a reality, because I’ve never doubted for a second that teaching is my future. I picture myself ten years from now, and I see myself standing in front of my class, a presentation queued up, and a steely look of determination in my eye. I imagine taking my students on a journey through time, opening their eyes to new ideas, and instilling in them a