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Making an Indian Impact

Mr. T. G. Floyd has been teaching at Seminole County for 3 years, but working for the system for 18! Not only does he drive the school bus every morning and every afternoon, plus sporting events and field trips,  he teaches math to many students. He doesn't come to the school grouchy or grumpy, but walks in professionally with a warm smile. When students are struggling and behind in their work, he is patient and understanding. Many of his students feel comfortable asking him questions. Mr. Floyd always helps out when an issue needs to be resolved immediately. 

Some of the questions we asked Mr. Floyd included:


What drives you to teach?

β€œI enjoy seeing the kids learn.”


How long have you been driving a school bus?

β€œFor a while… and it's good to see the kids are doing ok when they get on the bus.”


How would you describe your teaching style?

β€œOld School.”


What are some of your greatest struggles when teaching?

β€œThe additional things teachers have to deal with and students not communicating properly.”


What morals do you think are important for teachers to have?

β€œTo be a successful teacher, a great moral is to treat students like they are your own child.”


How do you build up your students' minds?

β€œTo capitalize on what they do well and turn math problems into real life problems.”


Tara Nantz, an eleventh grader here at SCMHS said, β€œMath is my hardest subject, but Mr. Floyd takes the time to break down the math equation and lets us communicate with our classmates. Thanks to that, we can better understand how to solve the equation ourselves." 


Kelsea Scott, Katelyn Smith and Rachel Smith

Yearbook Staff