Dr. Brian Swanagan is currently a 9th-12th grade Mathematics teacher at the Floyd County College and Career Academy in Rome, GA. He holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He also has a Masters, an Education Specialist degree, and a Ph. D. in Mathematics Education, all from the University of Georgia. His best piece of teaching advice comes from his dad who said that you needed to "Touch the heart to teach the mind."