"to every young person listening tonight who's contemplating their career choice: If you want to make a difference in the life of our nation; if you want to make a difference in the life of a child – become a teacher. Your country needs you."


Mr. President, you addressed something I've been fighting with for a long time. Where you speaking to me directly? As a young person, who appears to be having a difficult time choosing a career is this what I should do?

My bigger problem is not that I can't "choose" a career. I'm having a hard time even finding one that I can make happen. Two whole months of job applications and I've been on one interview for a retail position that I won't get because I'm over-qualified...

But that teaching position always pops up in my search. "Be a science teacher" it whispers. I've been down this road before and it didn't feel right. Was it just bad timing? Wrong city? Wrong kids?

Where will that take me? I'll have a masters in education and then what. I still feel like I'll be looking for something else. Like what I really want is still out there somewhere. What is it.....