I am a firm believer that if you are content with your life and what you do, then you don't need an excessive amount of money or "things" to make you any happier. I am fully aware that teachers have quite a surprisingly low income and I am aware that I will, yes WILL, have to get a second job to afford the cost of living.
In case you haven't noticed, every person that sets foot into a four year university with the intentions of becoming an educator has contemplated the pros and the cons of teaching. Education isn't for the faint of heart. You've got to have passion. You've got to be able to reach out to those in need of an education. I want to be able to live my life saying that I encouraged someone to learn. MY life's goal is to be that person that people will tell their children and grandchildren about when they go through school themselves.
Musicians have always fought so hard to gain recognition. Music seems to maintain its popularity in the top 40 charts, but is faltering from school. I am aware of this. I know that many schools are cutting the arts out to save a buck. I'm here to fight that, because without music, we, as a culture, are nothing. We will not have action movies, just people standing around blowing things up. We will not have those summertime outdoor concerts to reminisce about in the cold of the winter. We will lose an important part of our history and by OUR history, I mean the world. Music has broken ground in every country, every remote island, every nook and cranny of the world, music has found itself. Heck, even during the hardest of times people have managed to make music. Why take that away from us?
So next time, before you make those snide remarks about MY dead end, no paying, and worthless job - take a step back and think about it. One day I could teach your children or even you children's children. You never know who is going to be the next Mozart or Beethoven.
It could possibly be your kid.
So leave me alone. I've got this.
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