Growing up, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. A majority of my family are in the education field, so I got to listen to their stories as a kid. No matter the hardships of the job, I knew it would be worth it. College has given me great opportunities to be in a classroom, interact with kids, and learn the ins and outs of being a teacher. There are a lot of qualities unique to being an Education major and here are 25 of them.
1. You get overly excited decorating bulletin boards.
2. Your organization skills are amazing.
3. You criticize past teachers and learn from others.
4. You love reading children's books aloud.
5. You know everyone in your major's name.
6. You know the phrase "those who can't do, teach" was said by someone who is not a teacher.
7. You love buying school supplies.
8. You love being around kids.
9. You have a Pinterest board filled with teaching and classroom ideas.
10. You would die without your planner.
11. You have developed your "teacher voice."
12. You are a grammar freak.
13. Your classes are 98% female.
14. You're aware you won't have the biggest salary, but you're perfectly okay with that.
15. You love buying teacher clothes.
16. You have started your book collection for your future classroom library.
17.You write lesson plans that are unrealistically long.
18.You're always the one to take notes or write on the poster in group projects.
19. You feel more comfortable speaking in front of 8 year olds than adults.
20. You're in heaven in "teacher stores."
21. You can't wait to see the "light bulb go off" in a student's head.
22. You have kept most of your textbooks because you know you'll look back at them when you're teaching.
23. You're actually excited to wake up early to attend your education classes.
