Why Teach?

Why Are You Here???

As educators, we have A LOT on our hands. We deal with so much on a daily basis. Repetitive paperwork, constant changes, different values and beliefs, inconsistent morals... These are just some of the things we have to deal with and acknowledge on a day-to-day basis with all of the different people we encounter each school year. Nothing stays the same! However, we get so bogged down in the negative that sometimes we can tend to forget the reasons WHY we started teaching in the first place. So, here is a task that we can all take a part in to help remind us of our reason for being in the education field.  It should help to bring us in to the new school year with some positivity and forget about what may have happened in the previous years.

Your task is to:

Write a list of AT LEAST 10 reasons why you wanted to become a teacher or be involved in the education field.  I'm sure that is an easy task! 

Whenever you begin to get discouraged about an event that did not go as intended, pull out that list and remind yourself of why you entered the field of education. I'm pretty sure you have some really good reasons...Because if you didn't, you would have never been in the education field to begin with.  As people always remind me, "It takes a special person to be an educator!" And, I truly do believe that!