"Why teach"

The reasons why I decided to become a teacher are numerous and, amazingly, I keep on discovering more as time passes by.
As regards my own personality, there are many traits in it that are clear indicators of a teaching profession. On the one hand, I love children! They provoke unique sensations in me. They fill me with joy and I feel fully alive with their sole presence. On the other hand, I experience the constant need of communicating what I think and how I feel about things in life. But not only that. I see that I am continually open to what the other communicates and that I like to reflect upon the real message the other wants to transmit. I consider each person that I happen to meet as a necessary piece in the puzzle of my life. In that sense, students become enriching beings that make meaningful my every day existence and provide me with enormous contributions in the discovery of my own identity.
There are also certain social aspects that led me to choose the teaching profession. It is essential for society that citizens are well-educated and well-prepared to face new challenges. And when I say challenges, I'm not only referring to technological or scientific challenges but also to attitudinal challenges. Citizens need to be taught to respect the other, to take care of nature, to be clean and organized, to value what they already have and fight for what they still haven't, to believe themselves capable of fulfilling their dreams in life, to have faith in their own abilities and never lose hope. In this respect, teachers can become powerful social agents promoting the development of strong personalities and instilling essential values in their students.