Goal-setter: Tomoka Elementary third grade teacher enjoys seeing her students grow

Ormond Beach Observer
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While she always knew she wanted to work with children, Mindy Moor hadn't imagined she would become a teacher until she started college.

At the time, while studying at Daytona State College, she was working with adults at disAbility Solutions for Independent Living, and Moor said she discovered she thoroughly enjoyed working together to originate and revise goals, as well as create experiences that would help them reach these goals.

"Knowing the age range and the line of work I wanted to be involved with, it made sense to become an elementary school teacher," Moor said.

Now the Teacher of the Year for Tomoka Elementary School, Moor has been teaching third grade since January 2017 after she graduated from DSC.

"The nomination reinforces the subtle thought: students and adults are watching," Moor said. "It is crucial that my words and actions align in the manner I expect of my students and adults around me."

Her favorite thing about being a teacher is the "family," Moor said — a unit comprised of her students, faculty and staff. She likes seeing her students show growth in their academic and personal goals, and enjoys sharing ideas with her peers. She added that the "supportive families we have here reflect the work ethic and desire to succeed in our students."

If she could share one piece of wisdom with her students, Moor said it would be the words of 1 Corinthians 15:58.

"No matter how rich or poor, powerful or powerless, you feel or become, 'be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain,'" Moor quoted.