Courtney Odom

Teaching brings me joy, it allows me to assist children to become better adults, while embracing their future endeavors!

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Help me become America's Favorite Teacher, win $25,000, a trip to Hawaii, and appear in Reader's Digest!

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Tell us why you became a teacher

I became a teacher to ensure our future was shaped by bright young minds!

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

Teaching a nonverbal student how to read, collaborating with speech therapy, maintaining effective goals and objectives and watching the student go from no speech to reading dull sentences, while maneuvering from level 1 to level 3 with his grade level curriculum, on standards!

What would you do with the $25,000?

Simply fix my classroom and take a major vacation!

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