Dissecting the midwest teacher shortage and living in Small Town USA with ag ed professional Tiffany Tomlin!
We kick off the month of July with a very special episode tackling a hot button topic with one of the coolest people I know: Tiffany Tomlin! Tiffany is a high school agriculture education instructor and fellow northern Iowa transplant. Today we dive into teacher shortages, especially in rural areas. Just how “bad” is the issue, and what are the factors that have contributed to the lack of trained educators in schools across the midwest? As someone who grew up in a large city *with* a Walmart (#jealous), Tiff also details the challenges and opportunities of living in a rural area and being “the new girl in town” in Small Town USA… including the United States Postal Service? Yep. Come for the insightful chit-chat on education, stay for the laughs and cameos by Creo the corgi!
Tiffany Tomlin is a high school agriculture education teacher and FFA advisor in Iowa. After graduating from Muscatine High School, Tiffany started her post-secondary career at Black Hawk College in Galva, Illinois where she earned an associate’s degree in agriculture and was an active member on the livestock judging competition team. She transferred to Iowa State University to finish her bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Education. Upon graduation in 2020 she moved to northern Iowa to begin teaching in a high school ag ed program, where she will be entering her third year.
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