I stumbled into my first teaching job in 2003 after wandering aimlessly for a year trying to find employment with a bachelor's degree in history (don't EVER try to insert yourself into the job market with a bachelor's degree in history).  After teaching middle school for three years and gaining my teacher certification, I was fortunate to be able to spend two years at Clemson University as a full-time graduate student and even more fortunate to be able to find a job in the Clemson area when it was time to get back to work.  For the past eight years, I have been teaching history and government full-time at Seneca High School and part-time at Tri-County Technical College.

I launched TomRichey.net in 2008 to help my students (and me) keep up with course materials and assignments, but it's grown into a way for me to also share my work with anyone who can make use of it.  I'm honored that people have found my instructional materials helpful in public, private, and home school settings.  Please don't hesitate to contact me if there's anything I can add to this site that can benefit you as a member of the learning public.

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In 2012, I started filming video lectures and posting them on my YouTube channel so that students who were absent wouldn't miss classroom instruction.  What started four years ago as an extension of my classroom has become a classroom for the world, with over 60,000 subscribers and 2.4 million views - with about a third of the views each month coming from outside the United States!  I'm looking forward to continuing to open up my classroom to the world through my website and YouTube channel.

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I live in Clemson with my wife, Lisa, our four year old daughter, Caroline, and our Yorkshire Terrier, Bonnie.  Caroline has her own YouTube channel that we're going to try to update regularly.  When I have spare time, I like to fill it with Clemson football, Dodger baseball, and loud music.

I'm looking forward to another great year of delivering learning to as many students as possible!