There are lots of reasons to become a teacher. I believe the number one reason to become a teacher is that you will make a difference in people's lives. I know I had/have teachers in my life that made me a better person. They made me the man I am now. And I thank them for that every day. If I hadn't met some teachers in my life when I did I wouldn't be where I am today. And I believe that makes a teacher one of the most important people in the world. I moved from the Netherlands to Canada in my early twenties. My secondary language is English. So I know how important it can be for someone to learn English. We need teachers in the world that want to teach us foreigners English.

Also if you like to transfer knowledge to other people, then it might be a good plan to become a teacher. Already a teacher, but you cannot find a job here is perhaps a possibility. People who not speak the language are very limited in their capabilities. They have few employment opportunities, on the trade market because they are not well understood by their environment.

All over the world are people who want to learn English. They have to, because knowledge of English gives them opportunities in their own country. Think of tourism. But good business gives it the edge.

Industry and foreign trade is often practiced in English. Wouldn't it be great if a key person for these people would be you?

If you can use your skills across the world to help people learn the English language. It gives a great satisfaction to help people increase their knowledge and thus their life on a higher plane. More knowledge can be used to build a new future.

School is where new leaders get created. The leaders of tomorrow are the ones that are in the classrooms today. The world as we know is becoming one global world, and English is spoken by 1.5 billion people in the world. That makes English they most learn language in the world. That number of people is growing every day and that makes English teachers the most valuable teachers in the world. There are more opportunities to teach English than anything else.

So no teacher has to be out of a teaching job, and you can teach English from any place in the world, to anyone in the world.

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My own experience why teachers are so important. I hope someone gets some value out of it and becomes a English teacher. The world needs them.