Personal Statement: A Career As A Writer

When I was around six or seven years old, I would line up my Webkinz stuffed animals in perfect rows and cut up notebook paper for small worksheets. Sometimes I’d even read out loud to them or make up “once upon a time” stories to tell them in the private area of my bedroom. Since then I have been interested in becoming either a professional writer or a teacher, preferably a middle school English teacher. Deciding what I want to be while only a freshmen in high school isn’t a piece of cake. By the time we reach college, the entire job market may have changed. There may not be need for teachers or writers when I’m finally ready to become one or the other. Both careers have their benefits and drawbacks and it’s going to be hard to decide between the two. A secondary school teacher may have a better employment outlook, but a professional fiction writer may have better working conditions and an easier education. …show more content…
(Heaton 51). I would actually enjoy teaching, guiding, and looking out for students through the entire time I have them as my students. Educational requirements for becoming a secondary/junior high school teacher include at least a bachelor’s degree in the subject I would be teaching, possessing or working towards a master’s degree, and I would need to be certified in my state as a teacher. The working conditions are what I’m worried about though. Apparently I will be standing most of the day and by the end of school hours I will have put massive strain on my voice. I have to say though, talking for an entire day doesn’t seem like the worst thing for me. Despite this, the employment outlook of a secondary school teacher is looking very good ("Teacher, Secondary