It's in my blood

I have to be honest, there have been times when I have questioned whether I should be a teacher or not. I love to teach, but the lure of a more financial secure future is often blinding. Alas, my passion to learn, and join in the educational pursuits and skill development of others has become my moral call. I am not sure why, maybe I am a purist, who believes in a holistic society, where education and teachers are valued because of how they positively influence the youth of the day, but I think there is more to it than that. I believe we often become what we need and should become, obviously there are situational contingencies, but yet I still feel I was called to be a teacher. I have always felt a need to work with other in an effort to clearly explain concepts to help them grow in mind, practice, and spirit. It has been a fulfilling calling; one that I am proud to say has helped me also become a better person. Again, I think there is more to this equation that these ideas, and perhaps the third aspect of why I became a teacher results from the teaching legacy my family is part of. My grandmother was an educator, my father is an educator (University Prof., BYU), my mother is an educator (elementary special ed., Mapleton), my father-in law is an educator (University Prof., OSU), and I have most recently learned that my great uncle was also an educator (GSE, Harvard)

It's nice to know that I am in such good company, and that I now am also carrying the torch of education, continuing the family legacy of building knowledge and skills in others.