Lindsey Crawford of Iowa State University observes Ag. teacher Rick Swenson as he instructs his classes.
by Natalie Kirton
A new face has recently cropped up in Montezuma’s AG classroom. Lindsey Crawford, a student at Iowa State University, has partnered with Rick Swenson to gain hands-on experience when working with students.
“I had an excellent mentor and agriculture teacher when I was in school. I wanted to become a teacher to give that same opportunity to students,” said Crawford.
Before graduating high school, Crawford participated in FFA for six years. She was a district officer and worked around the state in livestock evaluation, conduct of meeting and soils. She received the American FFA Degree, the highest honor in FFA.
Upon graduation, Crawford took her love for agriculture a step further, and decided to leave her hometown of Rensselaer, Ind. to attend Iowa State University and become an agriculture teacher.
She will be here until the beginning of May, attending meetings, creating lessons plans and learning the basics of teaching others. In her free time she likes showing cattle and pigs, golfing and even baking.
Once Crawford has received her degree, she will start looking for a school similar to Montezuma. She is hoping for something in a rural community, but the size of the school does not matter.
In the meantime, she is enjoying the variety of tasks she has been given during her stay, including preparing students for contest, working in the classroom and getting to know the students.
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