How do you think you can change the world?
St. John Paul II famously said, "The future starts today, not tomorrow;" this means no one is too young to change the world. I wanted to change the world when I grew up; but I did not know to. This was, and still is, the tricky part. At first, I thought I could change the world by being a doctor, a firefighter, a policewoman, or a traffic control officer. I wanted to change the world as one of these occupations because they looked so glamorous and dramatic. After all, many movies and tv shows about firefighters, cops, doctors are being made - not so much for traffic control officers.
I realized I could make a difference in the world as a teacher. I could shape minds that would eventually go and shape more minds. Even though there are movies and tv shows about teachers, the job itself is not glamorous; it is tiring. I pour every bit of my heart and soul into the lesson, which is often met with uninterested students, unmotivated to learn. At the end of the day, I leave a dishevelled classroom and go home to a pile of homework waiting to be marked; work that is often filled with illegible writing and complaints from students as to why they aren't getting A's, when they do the minimal effort in all aspects of the classroom. It is in this unglamorous and tiresome job, I find I can make my change the world. Life is tough and challenging; being a teacher is tough and challenging. But the tough and challenging part, that's what makes it great. You may not realize it, but teachers make the biggest changes in the world, in very small and discreet ways. It can be something big, and life-changing, like learning how to read; or something small, like always remembering to carry the one when adding, or putting a period after a sentence. It can be something quirky and still important, such as; always have a pen with you, or a hairtie is a personal item like a toothbrush and should never be shared. But teachers can also bring negative change in the world. A student or child can pick up bad habits, or ideas from their teacher, because that's what the student has been taught. A person can have a poor outlook on a subject or about life, all because of a bad teacher. I don't want to be that teacher at all. Sometimes I'm afraid I've already become that teacher. Most days, I remind myself I have the power to make a difference in the world, a student's world. I can change their world with my thoughts, words, actions and deeds. I just have to make sure they are good thoughts, good words, good actions and good deeds. In the end, when I receive hand-written thank you notes from students and previous students telling me I was their favorite teacher because I changed their world for the better, all those days spent marking, and all the stresses associated with this job, all melts away. Life is tough and challenging; wanting to chaneg the world is tough and challenging. But the tough and challenging part, that's what makes it great.
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