In one word: yes.

Yes, I want to be a teacher because I want to help shape the students who will one day be those who run this country.

I want to be able to lay the framework within the lives of my students that will be built upon every single day for the rest of their lives because they will understand that you can always learn something new from any situation. I want to have my hand in the way this country is ran and the best, most effective way to do so is to help educate the young minds of my students in a way that will inspire them to make this country the best it has ever been.

Yes, I want to be a teacher because I want to change lives for the better.

I want to be able to give each and every one of my students the necessary tools to make the best life that they can for themselves. If you have an education and enough determination then you can accomplish anything, and that is exactly what I want to teach my students. I want them to know that what matters isn't the color of their skin, the size of the house they live in or how much money they have in a bank account. What matters is your knowledge and your determination.

Yes, I want to be a teacher because I never want to stop learning.

We live in a world that is so absolutely amazing and full of so so so many interesting things that I don't know how anyone could ever possibly get bored. I never want a day to go by that I do not learn something, no matter how small. What better way to do that than to be an educator? I want to be able to show my students how much fun learning can be.

Yes, I want to be a teacher because I am satisfied with being rewarded with the smiles of my students instead of zeros on a paycheck.

So many people look towards education majors with questions on their faces because they just don't understand why someone would willingly go into a profession in which they are by no means going to get rich. But we teachers understand. We know that there is no better feeling than when our students gain confidence in themselves, overcome what they never thought they could, and understand the seemingly impossible. Some things you just can't put a price tag on.

Yes, I want to be a teacher because I love teaching.

I love knowing that I will be able to inspire others. I love knowing that everyday I will have a classroom of beautiful young minds waiting on me. I love knowing that I can change someones life and help prepare them for the future. I love knowing that I could have the next Steve Jobs or even the next president sitting within my very classroom.

You see, teaching is one of the hardest professions to go into, but without a doubt the most rewarding.