About Mr. Smith
Tim Smith was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. Mr. Smith is entering his fourth year of teaching 8th Grade American History at LLT Academy. Mr. Smith is the head of the History Department and Washington D.C. Trip coordinator. He earned a Associates Degree from Hillsborough Community College and a Bachelor's Degree in History from the University of South Florida in 2008. He currently resides in Riverview with his wife Kelli, one-year-old daughter Cate and dog Gracie.
Mr. Smith brings history alive in class through skits, drawings and other activities that take students outside the box. History is not just dates and page after page of notes, history can be fun. Students do not merely read about history in his class, they experience it. Mr. Smith is excited about the new school year, with a new year comes new ideas and new opportunities for students to succeed.
“For me there is no greater subject than history. How a man can study it and not be forced to become a philosopher, I cannot tell.” ~George E. Wilson
Mr. Smith brings history alive in class through skits, drawings and other activities that take students outside the box. History is not just dates and page after page of notes, history can be fun. Students do not merely read about history in his class, they experience it. Mr. Smith is excited about the new school year, with a new year comes new ideas and new opportunities for students to succeed.
“For me there is no greater subject than history. How a man can study it and not be forced to become a philosopher, I cannot tell.” ~George E. Wilson