Summary: <p><img src="//TeachingLearningLeadingK12.podbean.com/mf/web/pxu9tz/John_Tibbetts_2018_GATOTY_1.jpg" alt="John_Tibbetts_2018_GATOTY_1.jpg" width="334" height="417"></p><br> <p> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">John Tibbetts is a 21-year veteran of the US Army and he is now the 2018 Georgia Teacher of the Year. </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">He served in combat as a tank commander in Desert Storm, was deployed to Turkey in the Iraq War and saw service with NATO headquarters in Afghanistan. He was on duty in the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">He retired from the Army as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2004.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Since then he has been teaching in Georgia.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">He became a teacher through the Georgia TAPP program which is an alternative certification program.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mr. Tibbetts has taught in Tift County, Dougherty County, and now Worth County.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">During his years in the classroom, he has taught US and world history, geography, government, and economics.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">John currently teaches economics at Worth County High School and is the 2018 Georgia Teacher of the Year.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Connect with John:</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="mailto:2018gatoty@gmail.com">2018gatoty@gmail.com</a></span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/2018GaTOTY">@2018GaTOTY</a> </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GATeacher/">GATeacher</a> </span></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Length- 49:35</span></p>
