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No, as much as I would like it to be, this isn’t a post of 100 different students who will make you want to stand up and be proud to teach. This is, however, a compilation of reasons you should remain a teacher or to become a teacher if it is something you’ve already considered. These lists from blogs and websites have some great influential content, and I hope that somewhere you’ll find your reason.

Top 10 Countries Spending Most On Education in the World – The first thing you might notice about this list from Interesting Top 10 Lists is which country is sadly missing: the U.S. Countries like Denmark, Saudi Arabia, and Zimbabwe all spend more than 8% of the GNP on education. While this doesn’t necessarily mean that we aren’t spending a fair amount on education, the priority of the education received in these other countries is much higher. You’d think our government might look into bailing out our education system, but what’s left after Wall Street?

Top Ten Reasons to Become a Teacher – If the prospect of sharing your gift of teaching wasn’t influenced enough by the thought of other countries spending more on education than the U.S., then let these inspirational tips from About.com make you think. If “excellent pay” isn’t an option, then maybe Staying Younger or Job Security might float your boat.

50 Reasons to Love Your Job as a Teacher – If you’re already teaching, and you’re getting to that point when you might be asking yourself “what’s the point?” these 50 reasons might be heartwarming enough to take away your ho-hums and doldrums. So You Want to Teach.com reminds us that teaching can be humorous, thrilling, and sometimes an outright adventure. The humorous tone of this list will at least make you smile.

Top 10 Reasons I Should Teach – Blog Fumbling on Track had a post quite some time ago about 10 reasons she (?) should teach. Let her reasons be her reasons, but let yours shine, also. I hope you’ll be able to find some inspiration from this post and realize that despite these other 90 reasons to teach, you’ll be able to give yourself 10 or more unique to you.

10 Reasons to Appreciate Teachers – To end on a positive note, I’d like to include these 10 reasons teachers are some of the most wonderful people on the planet. Susan Dunn, MA Psychology presents some of the most influential teachers in her life, and what each of them taught her. Here she speaks of Mr. Porter, a Greek and Mythology teacher she once had:

He taught me to love learning. So incredibly passionate about his field, he made Greek (the language), interesting … every morning at 8 a.m. He couldn’t wait to begin class. He never wanted to let us go. “Just one more thing,” he would say, his eyes gleaming.

-JEREMY S. GRIFFIN

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