Reasons to teach

People become teachers for a variety of reasons. In some respects its like many other choices people make in their life. What I mean is there are people out there that make choices based on negative reasons as well as people that make choices based on more positive ideas. The writer Herbert Kohl touches a little on this concept (in his article called Why Teach in our Educational Foundations textbook) when he says "What reasons do you give yourself for wanting to teach? Are they all negative..." This quote effects me because I think its not a good thing to base your choices on negative things. It seems worse to me to base your choice of career on negative reasons especially when in your career you will be working with children who need positive stable role models in their life. People become teachers for positve reasons too. I want to become a teacher to make a difference in childrens lives.

Other people become teachers because it seems practical like the article Benefits of Becoming A Teacher from the website  http://www.primary-education-oasis.com/benefits-of-becoming-a-teacher.html says. This website lists teacher salaries and healthcare benefits as two possible reasons to become a teacher. Although when talking about salary it does say that money varies from place to place and that public school teachers are paid better than private school. While money can be an important consideration it shouldn't be the whole reason you choose your career. I have chosen jobs in the past with money in mind. I am looking forward to learning more about children and teaching (two things I am passonate about) and becoming a teacher some day.