Special Education: Why do I want to become a teacher?

As a child my first years of attending school were hard for me. I was a homebody and didn't want to leave the comfort of my mother. Getting on the bus was a task. Staying in school for the entire day was a task as well. However, in the first grade my views about school completely changed. My teachers made school and learning fun for me. They made me feel like I was at home. I wanted to go to school and I wanted to learn because of the teachers in my life. All of the teachers in my life, especially the ones from my elementary school, have made me look up to teachers. I want to help students the way my elementary teachers helped me. I want to make learning fun for kids. I want to help them succeed in their lives. I want to help them break through all of the barriers that life throws at them. I want to teach them that whenever life throws you hurdles, all you have to do is leap. And that they don't have to leap alone, for a teacher is always there to help.