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I appreciate reading your response to Friere because I also question about the idea of giving. I do think that participating in a charity or any kind of service to make one look good is not as meaningful as doing it from the heart. The last sentence of your first paragraph made a very strong argument because I have met people in my life who follow those characteristics. I do agree that each person has his/her own viewpoint, but a part of me always wanted me to tell that person who is doing something because it looks good (ie, for college or resume) is not the right approach, but rather one should be doing things he or she enjoy or appreciate in life.

For me, I have always wanted to help people in any way I can since I was 5 years old. At first, I wanted to become a pediatrician, but then turned to the idea of teaching in senior year of high school because of the positive influence that I received from my 12th grade calculus teacher. Since then, I have noticed that people do take the advantage or abuse the power to make himself/herself "look" better. I question a lot about the services that are available for “teaching after the college life”. I do agree that going into something that "kills time" or doing a program because everyone is doing it, is not at all the right approach. In addition, a teacher plays a big and important role to  students. However, I have noticed that those who choose this option sometimes can become really successful or has finally found their passion. Sometimes risk taking or trying something new may lead to a positive outcome. Therefore, teaching from the heart or following the crowd to join teaching profession is up to individual.