Why I want to be a teacher

I think since I was a little kid, I have always wanted to be a teacher. From First grade to 12th grade, I always thought how cool it would be to be the person on the other side of the desk. I like to teach people. I have my own way of teaching that is somewhat unorthodox, but very effective if I may say so myself. I find it very accomplishing when I help someone learn something new, or I help them comprehend something that they could not learn on there own. I think being a teacher would be fun and exciting.
My dad is a teacher at Attleboro high school, and he loves his job very much. I have always looked up to my dad in almost every aspect of my life. I think he is the coolest guy in the world. My dad is a little unorthodox in his teaching style but it is very effective. I was watching my father teach his class, and I noticed that one of the students was creeping up behind him. My dad was writing on the blackboard, so he did not know this at the time. The student went to reach for my dad’s wallet. He saw what the student had tried to do, and he put him in a top-wrist-lock. While the student was screaming like a little girl, my father was still teaching the class. I think that was that day that I decided I was going to go to school to become a high school or elementary school teacher.
I see teaching as a calling. I used to tutor kids and I loved it. My style was unorthodox but effective nevertheless. I would mainly tutor in math, because that was my best subject at the time. One kid said that he had all the answers to his homework that he got from some kid. I took all those answers and ripped them up. The kid’s mouth dropped but I was able to teach the kid from scratch. I figure that I would rather be an elementary school teacher. That is about the right age that determines if a kid is going to grow up to be a good person or grow up to be a jerk. With elementary school kids, I have a fresh new mind to mold. I want my students to be attentive, creative, and charismatic. A student that received a great education should have all these qualities. I think it is going to be hard to teach younger minds, but I think this could be easily attainable.