The Education Field: Most Rewarding Career

The education field may be one of the most rewarding careers out there. Being able to touch so many lives at once and the privilege of teaching them so many new things is amazing. Not many are cut out to be a teacher. You have to have that willingness and openness to be a successful teacher. Children will depend on you to be the best you can be. They will always look for you to support them no matter what. Why be a teacher? It should be pretty self-explanatory. I cannot speak for no one besides myself. There are many reasons why I want to become a teacher. I want to become a teacher because it is something I have always wanted to do since I was a little girl. When I was younger, I have always been the oldest out of everyone else. It was only fair for me to be the teacher. My little cousins and stuffed teddy bears would be my students. I would give them all tests, play games, and have snack time. It is truly amazing how teachers are always remembered. A child will always remember their worst and their favorite teacher. What I want for myself is to be remembered by my students. I want to be remembered for everything positive I have ever taught them. As a teacher I would like to …show more content…
Existentialism and its role in the education philosophy is important. Being able to mold your student and help them become a better individual is just as important as the content you are trying to teach them. No matter how much you try to teach a student something, if they do not have the self-confidence or the self-motivation to do it, then all of your teachings go in vein. The teachings you are trying to pass on to the student will not be obtained because they do not want to learn it. Existentialism’s believe that “they start with the student, rather than on curriculum content” (Cohen, 1999). If you can capture the student’s interest and work that into your teaching, the success of the student will reach full