Why I Want to Be a Teacher

¶ … career as a teacher is a profession that does not only require knowledge and expertise to be qualified in it, but one must also have the dedication and perseverance to become successful in an education career. If an individual chooses the path towards achieving a career in education, the motivation is almost sure to be not based on financial rewards and benefits, but for inner fulfillment and the desire to teach and impart one's learning to other people, especially the younger generation.

My personal reasons for choosing the profession of a teacher is not because for financial needs and benefits, because the teaching profession does not in anyway bring sure economic success and prosperity to those who seek financial gain.

In fact, the salary of a teacher is not large or substantial enough for an individual to be satisfied and for him/her to use that money for all an individual's needs; the financial benefits a teacher gets from her work is just enough for him/her to go through life simply and answer to his/her basic needs.

Despite the lack of economic prosperity and success in this kind of profession, teaching is a very fulfilling career, because of the emotional, spiritual, and personal achievement an individual gains from it. Teaching for me is like a gift-giving act; I impart a large part of myself, not only intellectually, but also emotionally, and in giving this special part of myself, I get a personal kind of fulfillment because I know that other people are happy, satisfied, and contented with my work.

Aside from the personal fulfillment I will get from becoming a teacher, the fact that I know I am happy with my work is reason enough for me to hold on and go on with my career. Teaching is a highly- stressful job, in fact, it is more stressful than any other jobs, because of the extra effort one has to exert to get through a day's teaching (not to mention the pain and stress that you'll get from 'troublemakers').

However, despite the stressful nature of the job, one's happiness from being an effective and well- liked (yes, being liked matters so much for me) teacher in your class is already a remedy from stress. I've known teachers who experience stress and become.