My Early Education Research Paper

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I am constantly unsettled by my peers’ judgmental reactions when I share my dream of becoming a teacher. Even my close friends have said that I was too smart to be a teacher and that I would waste my potential becoming one. It is not that these peers disrespect teachers, but there seems to be a misconception that teaching is not a career for “smart” people, which I have never understood. To me, it seems that teachers should be some of the most educated people in society, for they constantly guide students towards becoming the next political leaders, live-saving surgeons, insightful writers, and peaceful advocates. I value my early education because my teachers helped me foster a love of learning, and I hope to follow in their footsteps. I