How do I become a teacher?

I have wanted to become a teacher for a vey long time. I have also known for a while that I will not be the richest person in the world. I think that is actually a good thing. I do not desire money and I am content with what I have. Still, some of the EDU101 assignments have drawn my attention to what it will take to become a teacher, and what it will cost.
When I searched for Maine's teaching requirements, I discovered that between the two Praxis examines and the fees, register fees, and the Certification fees I will have to pay about 1,000 dollars in order to become a teacher. That is on top of loans, car payments, house payments, electricity bill and so on. Again, I know I am never going to be wealthy, but I was glad to learn approximately how much it will cost me to 'become' a teacher so that I can plan ahead.
I also learned more on becoming a teacher when our class presented the 10 standards we need to master. This assignment introduced my class to all 10 standards (which we are going to hear a lot about in the up coming years). Since the class presented a standard to the class in unique ways, I found it easier to pay attention and learned each one more than I would have if I had just been told all the facts. These standards are so important because they defined how a really good teacher teaches. By doing these projects, we can begin to become really good teacher as we apply these standards and practice them over and over again, until we know them all by heart.
I hope that we keep discussing how we will need to act in the classroom. How do we react when certain situations come up, or how we act overall. Considering we are making an impression on many young adults, I feel we need to make sure we are saying the right things to get a point across.