My name is Thomas Henry Williams. I am a 24 year old student attending my final year at USU. I am from Logan, Utah. On August 19, 2010 I married Lauren White from Plain City, Utah. I love all sorts of animals, and have a cat and a gecko. I have swam most of my life, and I love it. I also love skiing, hiking, climbing, and skateboarding. I love to listen to music, and make music. I have been in a band named Buffalo the last 3 years of my life. Below is a link of us playing/singing a song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtkCThJTS5g&feature=related
I am studying Social Studies Composite Secondary Education at USU. The subject that I want to teach more than the others is geography and history, although my major certifies me to teach government, psychology, and sociology. I love geography because the earth is an amazing place with so much beauty. I love maps and and GPS, and learning about different cultures. I love history because I love stories, and thats all history is, millions of mini stories that make up Earth's history.
I never had a doubt that social studies was what I wanted to teach. Social studies courses were the ones that I always felt more inclined to, so it seemed only natural to teach social studies when I decided I wanted to teach. My father was a geography teacher, and he would always bring home maps, movies, and activities that he used in his classes, and this may be the reason I love geography so much.
You have a great voice, Tom, and what a great song.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if you'll be able to find a way to integrate your passion for music into your teaching. One summer, I taught an "American History through Music" course to eighth graders. We listened to music from different cultures and time periods (slave songs; Vietnam Protest music) and talked about the significance of the music, including what each one indicated about the time period.
My brother is a math teacher who plays the bagpipes...and his students LOVE when he plays for them at assemblies. (He's played the pipes for my students as well.) I bet your students would think you were ultra-cool if you played for them.
Anyway, thanks for a great introduction. I look forward to reading your thoughts about geography and history in the posts to come!
Nice cover man. You can actually sing. I just pretend in the ol' Iron Maiden Cover band. Any original stuff on the world wide web?
ReplyDeletethanks. umm my band has a facebook page that has a couple tunes. Search buffalo in fb, and you can listen to em.
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