Why did you choose to be a CST teacher?

I come from a family of educators, and although I never thought of myself as a "teacher" let alone a High School teacher... Here I am!! 

I received my Bachelors in Computer Science from NJCU. Once I graduated I started working for Dish Network, within a 6 month employment period, I applied and was officially a Business Analyst (BA) for their IT Department. Now you must be thinking, why is this so important? Well, I was the youngest BA in the USA for their IT Department and the only female in my office. I was proud of myself for reaching my goal, which was to eventually obtain a position in the IT Department where I can shine and show what I know and learned. 

As I mentioned, I come from a family of educators so eventually my mom found out that the following year all CST teachers will be required to take the Praxis exam as well, so we spoke and decided 'just in case' I ever wanted to go into teaching I should try to atleast get my certificates evaluated... well lets just say I got a job as a Computer Science Business Teacher in Jersey City, NJ and well I loved teaching so much that I decided to stay! :) 

I have worked in Jersey City (NJ) , Rochester (NY - Adults) , Elizabeth (NJ) and now with Middlesex County, this being my 8th year teaching (if you do not count my time in Rochester, NY) and each year just gets more & more rewarding for me.