History and Latin double majorAncient Literature, History, and Latin Teacher, David Bryant School
Seth Ury ’17, a History and Latin double major, is an Ancient Literature, History, and Latin Teacher at David Bryant.
Ury accepted the teaching position at a small school consisting of around 120 students. He was hired by to teach Latin to students, as well as faculty, but the position quickly expanded into more opportunities.
“I realized that, at a school of that size, one does not simply have one title,” said Ury. “I became a coach, lead teacher of ancient studies, athletic director, and head of the Tolkien House within the last four years.”
With this myriad of educational positions, Ury tapped deeper into a passion that segued into his classrooms.
“I was given an obnoxious affinity to poetry, imagination, and story,” said Ury. “Being able to wrap my students’ minds with the timeline of ancient history, binding the nations within it together through the similar themes in its literature, and finding definitive communication in it all by parsing the ancient grammar might sound like boredom incarnate, but it’s the way the Lord speaks to me.”
The alum continued on to thank Asbury for the cultivation of his vocational skills that aided in his success.
“The doors that Asbury opened for the kind of education I received were innumerable,” he said. “The humility and relational posture of Asbury and its members gave me loads of what I now have to give as a young educator.”
Ury’s advice to students:
“Do not try and make your classes or jobs what you think they should be but let the labor of whatever it is breathe into you. Trust the Lord to tell you what it might be teaching you. Not a single moment of anything you could ever do, or study, is wasted if you are looking at His face.”