“People admire who change them. Like a child who is saved by a doctor, they admire doctors and want to become one. Like a boy who is bewitched by beautiful skills longing to be an assassin. Just like I admire that teacher of ours”
Assassination Classroom Season 2 Episode 20. This is precisely the line where for the first time I began to think, “Do I want to be a teacher? Would I be even halfway decent at it? What even defines a teacher?”
I was not sure about any of those questions, especially the last question. Accordingly, like the majority of Sophomores, I had a basic idea of what I wanted to do but nothing to on the nose. I also refrained from thinking much about it and, consequently, that was exactly how it was for the bulk of the year. That was, until around the end of May when I heard
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My conclusion came to me around the end of summer at my church’s Summer Blast where I volunteered as a preschool assistant. This is where I realized my answer. It became clear, that to all these kids, I was their teacher, and they never knew me as anything else.
Now, I’m not saying that I want to be a preschool teacher. I do love preschoolers, however, instructing a room full of four and five-year-olds how to glue two pieces of paper together is one thing, teaching them how to count to ten is a whole different ballgame. I’m sure being a preschool teacher is a dream job for countless people, but I am almost positive that it is not the right job for me.
My dream job is a teacher that can inspire and encourage their students to achieve greatness just like many of my teachers have done for me. I am not just talking about my school teachers. Parents, siblings, friends, babysitters, grandparents, fellow students, these can all be amazing teachers too. Do not mistake what I am saying, I have had a variety of incredible and marvelous school teachers that I can never forget. Teacher in places that I never expected to find