{"id":4153,"date":"2018-01-26T09:25:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T14:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/?p=4153"},"modified":"2024-02-12T08:33:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T13:33:42","slug":"inspiring-teachers-learning-fundamental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/education-information\/inspiring-teachers-learning-fundamental\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring Teachers Have IT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning is FUNdamental – and the fun is not silent!\u00a0 Where would you be without all of the inspiring teachers who spent time helping you learn about yourself and the world? The best teachers have IT (Inspirational Teacher): The inspirational factor it takes to be a successful teacher by being fully invested and making learning fun. Graduates from St. Petersburg College<\/a>‘s Education programs<\/a>\u00a0definitely have IT.<\/p>\n

Kristen Lintz has IT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kristen Lintz graduated from SPC\u2019s College of Education with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education K-6 with an ESOL endorsement.<\/a><\/p>\n

In 2016-2017, Lintz<\/a>, a kindergarten teacher at Pinellas Park Elementary School, was nominated for the\u00a0 National LifeChanger of the Year Award.\u00a0 LifeChanger nominations are for the first-rate\u00a0K-12 public and private school teachers across the United States who are making a difference in students\u2019 lives.\u00a0 She was nominated by a child’s grandmother who recognized something special. Lintz said she was inspired by one of her own teachers, who never gave up on her students.<\/p>\n

“She would never gave up on me. I never felt bad because I didn’t understand it the first time, so I wanted that for my students,” Lintz said.<\/p>\n