Cross Case Features: Teachers

Emery Middle School: Social Studies

Tom Wall, U.S. History

For History teacher Tom Wall, the seminar was both beneficial and enjoyable. He says, “I loved it. I learned a lot that I didn’t know that I thought I did know. Being a history major you have to take 18 credits in U.S. history and 18 credits in European History, etc. So my actual knowledge of East Asia was not that strong. It gave me a lot of insight. “ Because Tom is going to be teaching U.S. History next year, he will be able to make some connections to East Asia, though not as many as he had hoped.