Why I Became a Teacher
August 14, 2020
M.E. Hersey (MA '19)
"Both my parents are educators. I spent my childhood sitting at dinner listening to stories from their classrooms. When I started subbing on my breaks from college, mainly because it was just a job I could find, I didn’t expect it to become my career. On the contrary, I spent my whole life sure I would never teach. In my early years this was because it seemed like endless homework. In adolescence and young adulthood it was because having the same career as my parents didn’t sound romantic or adventurous. But I learned by example the value in working from a place of passion and integrity. When I started subbing in the schools and I felt that spark, things just clicked for me. It was a long time coming."
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