"Are you crazy?" This is usually the first response I get when I tell people that I want to teach elementary students. The follow up to this is usually something along the lines of "You know you won't make very much money, right?" Now, I do have people in my life who are supportive of my dream to teach, but there are plenty of skeptics out there. I would be lying if I said that teachers make a killing doing what they do. It is a well known fact that teachers are underpaid and over worked. It takes a special kind of person, but I believe that teaching is what I was MEANT to do.
After hearing Mauricio Garcia's presentation "Find Your Passion, Live Your Purpose", I am even more confident in my decision to pursue a career in teaching. He made some excellent points in his speech, and the one that jumped out at me most was this; "Money follows passion." When he said this, it all came together. Why would I put myself in the position of working at a job that I hate for my entire life? I know that teaching does not pay loads of money, but I know it is something that I will enjoy. It is something I will love and it is something that I will be passionate about. Another point that Garcia made that really hit home with me was this "Stop caring about what other people think". We are told this our whole lives, but do we ever really listen? Are we not always worried about what other people think? I used to get discouraged when people would make comments about the long hours and low pay teachers endure, but it has gotten to a point where I do not care anymore. I am going to do what makes me happy.
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