Why do I want to be a teacher?

When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a brain surgeon. Yeah, I know, dream big right?! Shortly after I was able to realize in depth just what a being a brain surgeon entails. That's when I decided that I would like to still be a doctor, but maybe not a brain surgeon. All throughout high school, I was still deciding on exactly what type of doctor I wanted to be. My senior year, believe it or not, made an impact on my decision. For 3 years of high school I was taking Early Childhood Education. Well my senior year, I was enrolled in peer counseling. This is where you get assigned a certain grade and teacher at the primary school, and you go over there for a full class period and act as the teachers aide. Well, I just so happened to be assigned Pre-K and Kindergarten ESE classes. Which let me tell you now, was an awesome experience. After working with these kids of most of my senior year, I decided it would be cool to be a Pediatrician. That way I can be around kids, but also fulfill my dream of being a doctor. I enrolled on the classes I needed, but had a hard time getting through some of the classes, so I changed my major to nursing. Yet again, I had a hard time getting thorough the classes. That's when I realized that maybe working in the medical field is not for me. That's when I decided to become a teacher. I would like to be a pre-k and/or kindergarten teacher. I also enjoyed my time as a peer counselor with the ESE kids because my uncle in mentally handicapped and I feel I could relate to the children. So here I am fulfilling my dream of being a teacher! I am very excited and can't wait to start teaching!