Florida teacher and YouTube sensation uses hip-hop to bring positivity to students lives
Tampa teacher uses hip-hop to bring positivity to students lives
By: WFTS Staff
and last updated 2021-06-22 17:40:37-04
TAMPA, Fla. (WFTS) Marlon Wood is a man of many talents and many names.
He s a teacher, a hip-hop star, a former football star at the University of Washington, a military veteran, and the son of a Tampa Bay Buccaneers legend. Music gives me the opportunity to share my experiences both good and bad, Wood says.
By day, he s a learning specialist at IMG Academy in Bradenton, helping student-athletes with learning differences gain knowledge and intelligence.
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