Monday, December 6, 2010

Professor Tom Boyd and why you should take his class.


Professor Tom Boyd is a human being that we all should meet. He is a teacher, a writer, a thinker, but most importantly a human being with much knowledge to share. For every great thinker, there must be a dream that started them off on their journey of learning and discovery. Listen here. 


Trent Ratterree is a student in Tom Boyd's Religion, Culture and the Meaning of Life class. Here is his story on how he met Professor Boyd and became interested in his class. 


One of the most interesting things about Tom Boyd is the amount and variety of jobs he has held. He was always someone who was ambitious and this can be easily seen through his work ethic and the numerous degrees that he has received. Click here to hear his stories about his jobs. 


Professor Boyd has been teaching for many years and has taught or given lectures over dozens of different subjects. Here he talks about which subject is his favorite to talk about. 




Each class is different and interesting when your professor is Tom Boyd. Here, on of his students, Lisa Schaefer discusses being in class. 





Tom Boyd has been a professor for many years and he has taught many different types of classes, but here is a story about his favorite book he has ever assigned to a class. 



Here Tom Boyd talks about the “best” book that he has ever read. He defines why it is the best book and tells the story about how he discovered such a moving book. 


Being a public speaker all his life, Tom Boyd has a knack for getting people's attention. One reason for this is because he is a great story teller. Here is just one example of that. 


I hope this gives a flavor of who Professor Tom Boyd is and why he is an exciting professor, enthralling teacher and interesting human being. Every student should take the opportunity to learn something about themselves and their fellow human beings by taking his class.