Mr. Clay Davis is a new Germantown math teacher who is lucky enough to see the beautiful faces of Germantown’s freshmen every day, all day long.
Q: How long have you been a teacher?
A: This is just my second year; I was at Millington Central High School last year.
Q: Why did you change schools?
A: I wanted to stay with Shelby County.
Q: What do you teach?
A: Six sections of Algebra One… that’s it, all algebra one, all freshmen all day.
Q: Why did you pick algebra?
A: I enjoy math and I really like teaching that first section of algebra and I enjoy freshmen.
Q: Do you coach anything?
A: I am helping out with the boys soccer team this spring.
Q: I played in high school.
Q: Did you like Germantown better?
A: I do like Germantown a lot; the kids work hard. They come in and put forth the effort, and I like the staff, and the math department. We work as a team and it makes things easier.”
Q: What is your favorite thing about being a teacher?
A: I like working with young people and I like, math specifically. I like being able to help kids like math and enjoy it and not just use it for school, make it applicable.
Q: How long have you been a teacher?
A: This is just my second year; I was at Millington Central High School last year.
Q: Why did you change schools?
A: I wanted to stay with Shelby County.
Q: What do you teach?
A: Six sections of Algebra One… that’s it, all algebra one, all freshmen all day.
Q: Why did you pick algebra?
A: I enjoy math and I really like teaching that first section of algebra and I enjoy freshmen.
Q: Do you coach anything?
A: I am helping out with the boys soccer team this spring.
Q: I played in high school.
Q: Did you like Germantown better?
A: I do like Germantown a lot; the kids work hard. They come in and put forth the effort, and I like the staff, and the math department. We work as a team and it makes things easier.”
Q: What is your favorite thing about being a teacher?
A: I like working with young people and I like, math specifically. I like being able to help kids like math and enjoy it and not just use it for school, make it applicable.