| Show u y Uncle Joe Teaching History at HH r s a k y Y Yr Ya a W Ws r 4 1 s 9 I L I a r rf I f Photo courtesy of the the Public Information Office Ottice teacher Joe Wood teaches eaches Utah history fro from his experiences 1 of up growing with the state Mate f F By Dawna Branagan Branegan News Editor At age 81 Joe Wood is one of the oldest faculty members and teaches one of the best history classes around according to students Wood has been teaching since 1967 He history classes include hand first-hand experience of Utah's growth as a state and the growth of United States as a nation I teach students the history of the I fell in love with the Sandy Center Ive I've been very happy there Joe Wood Woodland land from way back not just as old as this old The students are very good they listen and really want to learn said Wood Teaching now at the Sandy center of Wood has been een teaching at atthe atthe atthe the the college for 10 years He started his his- teaching experience at BYU in 1968 and taught for 18 years Wood retired and then returned to work only two years later I hated it I 1 Iwas Iwas was bored Wood said Wood returned to work in 1987 at Redwood Campus His second year he moved to the Sandy Campus and has been teaching there since Wood includes some of f the states state's unique history along with th the culture arts economics geography and religion Although the Mormons are still vigorous they arent aren't as dominant and it isn't as much of an issue and battle as it was In 1890 The opposition was really something until David O. O McKay embraced everyone and said Lets Let's be Id I'd be wrong if I 1 didn't teach that in Utah history but it dont don't push anything I 1 emphasize his attitude to be friendly to everyone everyone everyone every every- one Wood said Expecting to teach at for a couple more years Wood will retire for the second time He won wont won't t stop teaching though he plans to teach classes in his neighborhood |
