My Aha Moment

     I have had many different "aha" moments that influenced my decision to become an educator. My first aha moment came in third grade, and it wasn't anything too special. It happened when my teachers was eating a snack in class. At that time, we couldn't eat during class, but I was really hungry. It occurred to me that, if I wanted to eat in class, all I needed to to was to become a teacher. So, in third grade I decided to become a teacher because I wanted to eat during class. But, I decided that if I were to eat in class, I would share with my students. This "aha" moment was not as legit as my second one, but it still got me thinking about a career in education.
     My second "aha" moment came when I was in high school. I really enjoyed going to math class, and I always thought that it would be fun to teach math. However, after taking three years of Spanish, I realized that I enjoyed Spanish a lot more. I'm not too keen on change, so I was reluctant to take the leap and realize that I didn't want to teach math anymore. However, by my senior year, I realized that I wanted to teach Spanish. After talking to my Spanish teacher, and being in her class on the first day of my senior year, I experienced my "aha" moment as I walked to my locker. I understood then that I wanted to be a Spanish teacher.
     Also during my senior year, I was asked to work with the Special Education classroom. After our first outing as a class, I had another "aha" moment and decided that I wanted to teach that as well. After all of these "aha" moments, I have finally decided to pursue a double major in Spanish and Special Education and strive to teach both!