When we were little, we would set our dolls up in lines and call them our students, some of us would be the teacher while others act as the students. We looked up to teachers maybe because at the age thats what we want to be when we grow up. After all thats the million dollar question when we are little. What do we want to be when we grow up? From just being a little child all the way to high school some even into college the question is being asked time and time again. Our parents inspire us to be whatever we want to be as long as we are happy.
Be a rock star, cheerleader, doctor, teacher, the list of endless possibilities. Or so we are told, until we learn what reality is. Reality tells us, look at the pay first, is it still your dream …show more content…
However who’s reality are you living by? Societies or yours? If your dream since you were little was to be a teacher but reality discouraged you because the pay isn’t enough then you 're living my societies standard of reality. If the pay doesn 't matter than one is “…consider the way in which we spend our lives” (H.D. Thoreau) or life. We need to remember why we wake up every morning, remember what our parents told us when we were little, as long as you 're happy. The part of remembering why we wake up every morning can get lost in the mix of paychecks. When the first part because lost, the second part follows. We tend not to be …show more content…
Thoreau). If we follow that quotes than we know they wouldn 't be living. They aren 't loving what they do, than they aren 't living. If you think about that quote and just read it over a few times, it makes complete sense. If you aren 't loving what you are doing everyday than how are you living. Yes you still are living, but in frustration, hate, anger, and boredom, not loving. One of our goals is to be loved and fall in love. To love what we do. To listen to our parents when they say, as long as you are happy. Happiness is love.
There is an article that surveyed professors and the correlation between satisfaction and money. “For American professors, their direct path shows that income is directly related to high pay comparison satisfaction” (Are You). Does that surprise you? Most likely not, specially after what we have been discussing. Its sad though. One almost wishes they could go up to these professors and as them simply, why are you a
Be a rock star, cheerleader, doctor, teacher, the list of endless possibilities. Or so we are told, until we learn what reality is. Reality tells us, look at the pay first, is it still your dream …show more content…
However who’s reality are you living by? Societies or yours? If your dream since you were little was to be a teacher but reality discouraged you because the pay isn’t enough then you 're living my societies standard of reality. If the pay doesn 't matter than one is “…consider the way in which we spend our lives” (H.D. Thoreau) or life. We need to remember why we wake up every morning, remember what our parents told us when we were little, as long as you 're happy. The part of remembering why we wake up every morning can get lost in the mix of paychecks. When the first part because lost, the second part follows. We tend not to be …show more content…
Thoreau). If we follow that quotes than we know they wouldn 't be living. They aren 't loving what they do, than they aren 't living. If you think about that quote and just read it over a few times, it makes complete sense. If you aren 't loving what you are doing everyday than how are you living. Yes you still are living, but in frustration, hate, anger, and boredom, not loving. One of our goals is to be loved and fall in love. To love what we do. To listen to our parents when they say, as long as you are happy. Happiness is love.
There is an article that surveyed professors and the correlation between satisfaction and money. “For American professors, their direct path shows that income is directly related to high pay comparison satisfaction” (Are You). Does that surprise you? Most likely not, specially after what we have been discussing. Its sad though. One almost wishes they could go up to these professors and as them simply, why are you a