Finding My Grand Passion-A Teaching Career

When I was in high school, I wanted to have a teaching career.  I also had a few other options in mind, such as real estate, nursing, and broadcast journalism.  That is a pretty wide range of choices, isn’t it? However, my mom kept pushing me to find my grand passion.  (She was convinced it wasn’t a teaching career.)  

At the time, my parents were quite against me becoming a teacher for a variety of reasons, but mostly because the pay was low as well as opportunities for advancement.  I was HORRIFIED as any optimistic teenager would be. After all, I had been voted “Most Likely to Save the World” by my classmates! Money? What a shallow thing to concern yourself with.  As an adult, I can better understand their concerns because bills are real whether we are aiming to save the world or not. So, off I went to college declaring a major in broadcast journalism.  It didn’t take long to figure out that before I could be the one sitting behind the big fancy desk, I first had to be the one hitting the streets standing out there shivering through an ice storm while interviewing the Department of Transportation about the availability of salt trucks.  Mmmkay…no thanks!

SO, WHAT IS MY GRAND PASSION?

Teaching of course!  I knew all along that I was meant to teach.  As I have grown in my career, I have discovered a real desire to work in the primary grades.  And maybe you aren’t supposed to play favorites, but I definitely do. First grade is my jam! There is just nothing like being the person that helps a child learn to read. I absolutely love building relationships with those amazing little people. For tips on how I do it, check out this post.

So, if you are into teaching and bonding with the littles as much as I am, we are going to be fast friends.

As my career developed, I realized that I also have a  strong desire to pass on everything that I have learned. One of my favorite things to do is mentor pre-service or beginning teachers. I love sharing all of my best teaching tips and freebies, so make sure that you subscribe to my email list here.

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