So you like teaching. Maybe you even love instructing others—or you want to earn money by writing. Fiction writing, unless you're one of those rare, virtually non-existent few authors that end up with best seller novels that have bidding wars on book one, will likely not earn enough for an income. (In the least, it'll take years to get to a point where it supports you.)
Therefore, if you want to write for earnings, non-fiction is the way to go. But maybe you teach, and you want to write everything in one place so you don't have to repeat it time and again. When someone asks for some kitchen tips, having an article ready can save time. That lettuce wilts when stored with tomatoes or browns when cut with metal knives will already be written and organized for use.
Perhaps you like sharing information, or telling true stories, or talking about history, or analyzing things. Any of those can be used to make a non-fiction work, be it an article or book. Some, like articles, can be used for income. Others, like historical works, may or may not be apt to earn much of anything.
Perhaps you've decided you could write a book critiquing various popular movies or books, that your thoughts on the matter are worth hearing. Or you want something you can hand people when they start asking you how to learn HTML, again. Perhaps people are so fascinated by your life story that you think it would sell well as an autobiography. Maybe you just want to earn some side cash.
At any rate, if you have writing skills, you may find writing nonfiction worth a shot.
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