My education goals eventually will lead me to teaching. I have learned, through experience with others, of the need for communication disorders specialists. I have a nephew, with Down's syndrome, who is the same age as my son. My nephew has been in speech therapy for a few years and has made a great deal of progress. My desire to be a speech teacher is to contribute to a part of society that often is looked over.
Occupational rewards can be extrinsic and intrinsic.
In my career as a speech pathologist I expect to receive both. Support from other teachers and the need of Speech Pathologists are two extrinsic rewards that compel me to teach. Another outward advantage that weighs heavily in my decision is the time I would have with my son after school hours. One personal, or intrinsic, reward that drives my ambition is that I know that I would be helping some of the most needy in the education environment. I also know that helping people learn to communicate better inevitably helps society as a whole.