Why I Teach.

I didn't have any idea what I wanted to do with my life when I was a junior in high school.  I was fortunate enough to end up in a mentoring program where I had the opportunity to go to a local elementary school three days a week for an hour to spend time with disadvantaged kids.  I initially signed up for the program for the chance to get out of class for an hour every day, and also to hang out with some of the pretty girls in the program, but within a couple of weeks I was hooked.  I was in this program for two years, and by the end of the first year I knew I wanted to teach.  I dealt with children as young as five, and as old as 11, and I enjoyed my time with every child, but I knew that I wanted to work with younger kids.  It just happened to work out that when I graduated college, the first interview I got was with a local Head Start.  Being a man, I had an advantage during the interview process, and within two days I learned that I had gotten a job.