Why did I choose Psychology as my major?

I first decided I wanted  to get a B.A. in Psychology about three years ago when I started working as a Group Leader at Washington Elementary. My job is very similar to the job of a teacher simply I only do it for three hours and a half for an after school program called Bright Futures. From Mon-Fri between the hours of 2:30-6:00 pm, I have a class of 20 first graders. I help them with homework, take them out to recess, and do extracurricular activities that enhance their learning. These children inspired me to want to become involved deeper with them. I felt like I wanted to provide more for them especially the children who had problems at home that affected their functioning at school. Most people who work with school-age children know that what happens to a child at home has a profound and lasting impact on how she or he will function at school. Two key studies published in the early 1990s demonstrate the relationship between maltreatment and academic performance: Kurtz  in Georgia, USA; and Eckenrode, whose study in New York State of 840 children (half of whom had been maltreated) found that the maltreated children performed significantly worse on standardized tests and grades. Therefore, I decided I wanted to become a Marriage Family Therapist (MFT), with my main focus being child counseling. My plan was to get a B.A. in Psychology and get my Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy, but now I am not too sure if that's the best choice for me. I don't feel like my passion is in it anymore. Maybe because I am tired of school and the thought of more school just grosses me out right now or it can be that I need to explore that path a bit more. I want to become more knowledgeable of my options as an MFT. I will go deeper into what exactly does it mean to be an MFT on my next blog... so keep posted!