Courtney Lantz

Courtney Lantz

1st grade teacher


Hutchinson Public School Morgan Elementary

Hutchinson, KS USA

Milestones

My road in life took a while to figure out.
Babysitting
Parents as teachers
Classes at Chaparral
Daycare
Student teaching
Teacher

Career

1st grade teacher

I educate children, see the kid's personality and watch them grow up.

Career Roadmap

Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Education
Writing
Teaching / Mentoring

Day to Day

I start with foundations, then we do center time, recess, more center time, science social studies, lunch. Then recess, social emotional feeling, reading tier time, then reading, math tier and whole group math.

Advice for Getting Started

Here's the first step for high school students

Volunteering in classrooms, working other jobs, working in a daycare.

Recommended Education

My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:

Hurdles

The Noise I Shed

From Society in General:

"You don't get paid much, you have to stay late, and deal with kids."

Challenges I Overcame

I thought I was going to be at one University

Q&A

What did you do to get here

Asked by Anonymous Student

Work hard and push yourself.

Is this your dream job

Asked by Anonymous Student

Yes

How many years of college did you go to

Asked by Anonymous Student

5 years