Why I'm majoring in Early Childhood.

I got a lot of criticism when I changed my major from nursing to early childhood education. And I didn't lose any credits since all I had so far was pre-reqs anyway. I don't feel like I need to justify that decision to anyone, since it's my career. But for the sake of posterity, let's go through this argument.

1. The obvious - I love children. Seeing them learn is just amazing. And just this first semester of classes has been an amazing learning experience for me.
2. The pay - teaching isn't going to pay as well as nursing. But this isn't a field that people go into looking to make the big bucks. You do it for the kids, not for the money.
3. Job security - can I just ask everyone to take a look at the paper? Because I see waaay more help wanted ads for education than for RNs. Just sayin'.
4.  I'm putting a lot of time and effort into my education. Why would I sink that much time, effort, and money into something that I may or may not love doing?

All this being said, my first early childhood class is going great. I am learning so much. My views have changed in a huge way, and I am so confident in my choice now. (I'm also happy with my decision to do early childhood as opposed to elementary!)