One of the main reasons I want to be a kindergarten / lower elementary teacher is because of the teachers I had at that age. They greatly impacted me and taught me many things in the short 9 months I spent with them each year. My teachers comforted and cared for me in my time of need. For some context, I am a very anxious person, having been diagnosed with both generalized and social anxiety. Also, when I was around 5 or 6, my parents divorced. (They are back together now, but that's beside the point). I didn't understand my emotions very well, and my teachers, instead of getting mad at me for my outbursts, would help me. If I came to school not wanting to do anything, they would show my kindness and cheer me up. Not only did they help me then, but they also showed me how important being a teacher is. They helped me understand that teaching is not all teachers do. They help, support, and love those kids five days a week for nine months. They greatly impacted my past and future. Most of all, they inspired me to be just like them.
