Is teaching more than just a job?

I think that teaching is much more than just a job. I agree that it is a calling "it's an ever-surprising mix of grueling hard work and ecstatic success." (Top Seven Reasons to Become a Teacher) Teaching allows you the opportunity to help change the world. Where else can you guide people to become creative well adjusted individuals. Yes, teaching is exhausting and sometimes over whelming but the reward of seeing your students grow into caring and intelligent individuals far out weighs the work involved. Teachers play such an influential role in their students life. Often teachers are the first person students confide in. Weather it be about school or other issues in their lives. For this reason alone I believe that to be a teacher you have to be a a motivated, passionate and willing to always put your best effort into teaching your students. So, yes I consider teaching to be much more than just a job.

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