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I Want A Career As A Mythology Teacher

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The Japanese have a saying,” The nail that sticks up will be hammered down.” The nail, of course, being someone out of the ordinary and unique, while the hammer is everything in your way and everyone trying to manipulate you into what they want you to be. Teaching mythology is no different than that nail that sticks up. People think it’s weird and not important to learn mythology so it gets taken out of schools and is forgotten, but they are wrong. Being a mythology teacher allows you to open your students eyes to a world of lore and imagination, introducing them to new ideas and beliefs to help them better understand the world we live in today. They teach their children about the monsters, gods and goddesses, and epics to show them why we believe in certain things and why our world works the way it does. Mythology teachers are fantastic story tellers and amazing listeners when it comes to presenting and answering questions, but they are also very open-minded and determined people. I want a career in mythology because it will involve me to do something I absolutely love and will allow me to share and learn new ideas. I have given myself responsibility to work hard in school and go to college so I am at my peak performance for my students to learn everything they need. I am willing to be the nail that sticks up and I am willing to go ageist the hammer if it means I can do what I love and empower future generations with this knowledge in mythology. Now, in order to do that I

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