The most compelling reason to teach is the possibility that I could make a difference in someone s life. As a teacher one has the opportunity to change a student s life for the better. A teacher can open up a window of learning that, without guidance, the student might not have been able to open. When finding different ways to help a student understand a concept the teacher is forced to look at the situation from another point of view, a child s eyes.
Children see the world differently than adults do.
I look at the chance to become a teacher as something of a challenge that will always present new and exciting rewards. The most difficult idea I contemplated when thinking about being a teacher is the idea of working with more than one child at a time. I feel like I can give more assistance if I work in this way. When I lived in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania I had a play friend in our neighborhood named Adam. However, Adam had other special needs.