I wanted to become a teacher for a number of reasons. The first reason is because my family is pretty much made up of teachers and I would like to carry that on. I have grown up with grandparents as teachers, aunts and uncles as teachers, and my mother is a teacher. I have been the teacher setting and atmosphere my whole life. When I was little, I would always go with my family to their classrooms and I felt like that was my home. It felt right to me. As I was in high school, I was able to take classes that allowed me to be in the elementary classrooms. I found that to be so fulfilling. I got to catch a glimpse of what it was going to be like in my future. Another reason is that I want to help those struggling, undercooked at students feel like they can succeed. I don't want them to think that they will go nowhere in life. When I become a teacher, I want to create a safe learning environment for my students. One in which they feel like they can succeed at anything they put their