Importance Of My Dream After High School

When I was in high school, my dream was to become a math teacher. Of course I had a good dream in high school, but a couple of things kept me from following that dream. I went to college right after high school, but I had a fear of being in front of a lot of people. I put off doing Speech and also taking my English classes. I knew that I would have to write papers and possibly stand in front of people to either read or give speeches. I couldn 't get up the nerve to take these classes, so I knew that if I couldn 't stand in front of people there was no way that I could teach. I switched my major for that reason alone, in fact I even went to a business college just so I wouldn 't have to take those types of courses. I never finished college, I ended up becoming a …show more content…
I also knew that I wanted to help these kids to learn and to love math. I started working on the paperwork so that I could start college in the fall. While I was getting the paperwork done, I was also talking to teachers about my decision. I was starting college in my forties so I needed some reassurance. I was shocked to find out that so many teachers did the same thing. Plus even some are still going to college to get their masters. I couldn 't believe the support that I was getting from all of the teachers, which showed me that they love what they do and it is also rewarding to them. I am now in my first semester of college. I decided to take night classes so I could still substitute during the day. I will not say that it has been easy, but I can say that I am thankful that I am finally getting this opportunity. I have so much support from my family and friends. I know it took me over 20 years to start to back, but I am glad that I am doing what I have always wanted to do. If I would have never gotten the opportunity to substitute, I don 't know if I would have ever gone back to