Career Roadmap
Courtney's work combines: Education, Politics, and Upholding a Cause and Belief
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
University of Portland
Graduate Degree
Education, General
University of Portland
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Anything you love
Graduate Degree: Education, General
Doctorate: Marketing Research
Certification: Well Drilling/Driller
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Planned on being a politician throughout college.
2.
Got sick. Really sick. A friend died. I reevaluated. Passion for politics/justice more personal.
3.
Took a year working with college students at my alma mater/healing/figuring out what was next.
4.
Decided to teach, which was never in the cards. In Alabama. Took me years to heal from this time.
5.
Had a principal who told me to try teaching one more time. Moved to Seattle to teach high school.
6.
Taught. Grew. Loved. Explored. Traveled. Learned. Was inspired. Teenagers are my calling.
7.
Felt stagnant. The culture and energy was changing at the school. Grad school? No more teaching?
8.
Moved to Korea to teach internationally. New life. New people. New challenges. New questions.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
You should know what you want from life by this point.
How I responded:
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
Teaching isn't a career that's likely going to help you pay off all that college debt. Think about teaching internationally for that.