Why I Want to Be a Teacher I can remember when I was a little girl, my Great Aunt use to be a teacher in a small town in Kansas. We would drive up for the weekends to see my aunt, uncle, and sometimes-even stay for the summer. My aunt was the greatest she always had the best books, games and stories to tell. Little did I know at that time she would be my inspiration. As I got older, she would tell me stories of different happenings in her classroom; she would tell stories of kids that at the time I thought were bad kids. However, she would assure me that they were not bad kids they just needed a little extra help to stay on track. I guess I somehow realized the importance of the thi