Across the nation, there is a shortage of teachers in education. Education today seems to be becoming more challenging. There are more tasks and requirements that are being placed on teachers. These challenges have caused a decline in students desiring to enter the field of education as well as teachers being motivated to stay in this field. However, given all the tasks and responsibilities of this field, it is evident that being a teacher is still a rewarding career. Education is more than teaching students the curriculum. As a teacher, you enter the field in which your job is truly a calling as you meet the needs of diverse students. There is a hidden curriculum in education in which teachers must help instruct and guide the students in life skills as well. There are diverse students who deal with various issues whose only support system is the teachers within the school. These students desire and desperately need the impact of a great teacher. As you read this book, the desire to become an effective teacher will be awaken as you will see just how teachers can impact the lives of children. Often the passion of teaching is overshadowed by the requirements of state standards. However, through reading this book, these passions which were overshadowed will once again be restored into the educational system through you, the motivated and inspired teacher. This book will provide deep insight and encouragement for beginning teachers to enter this multi-faceted educational system. It will inform those who are thinking of becoming teachers just how important they are to students, society, and the world. It will provide motivation for the teacher that is currently in the field. If you find yourself asking is this job still for you after all these years, this is the book for you. Your passion and love for teaching will be restored. After reading this work, your last thought will be, "I Want To Be A Teacher."
