I was born and raised in San Juan Puerto Rico, where I spent all of my formative years. Over there, it was typical to value education due to the fact that, at that time, quality education was not available to everyone. During my years in Puerto Rico, academic education was not the only factor I relied on, in regard to learning. I had to depend on my surroundings and the people in it to do so. To enhance the appreciation to education that my culture instilled in me, my mother, a teacher, reiterated its importance. The way my mother's students esteemed her, made her admirable and exemplary; I wanted to be her. Therefore, I dedicated every ounce of myself to become a learner she'd be proud of, so that one day I could teach. Learning became something …show more content…
I asked myself, why was it important to me to become a teacher? I came up with many generic answers such as, "I want to become a teacher because I want to shape the future, change lives and save the world, etc." However, those were not enough. That was when I asked myself to remember all about my schooling experience, and what was the most important aspect of my experience. I came up with a simple conclusion. School, to me, meant a great deal, it taught me everything I knew, even if life reshaped those lessons. It exposed me to things, places, and ideas that my parents or friends could not or did not. I want to do that for someone. There are students who do not have a choice but to rely on school to experience everything. There are some things that can only be experienced in school, through teachers or even the school environment, I want to be part of that. Many students come and will continue to belong to worlds that are difficult to understand to anyone who is not from there. As a teacher, I can help these students to obtain an education that they can wear like badges, with pride and can show to the world. Education will teach determination, responsibility and dedication, which will ultimately lead students to achieve grand things for