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Glenn G. Tucker
This is the sixth book written by Glenn G. Tucker. He was born and raised in Des Moines, attended Drake University, and received his BA from Iowa State Teachers College (1952). He ...view moreThis is the sixth book written by Glenn G. Tucker. He was born and raised in Des Moines, attended Drake University, and received his BA from Iowa State Teachers College (1952). He taught science in Illinois until he moved to Florida to teach in 1958. In 1966, while teaching in Sarasota, he received a fellowship at the University of Florida: MA (1967), EdS (1958), and PhD (1969) in science education. He taught science education at Marshall University, Austin Peay State University, and Valdosta State University. For six years, he served as a state science consultant for teachers. He also served as a high school principal and as a county director of instruction in Georgia. He is a widower and lives in Lake Park, Georgia. His late wife, Beverly, who passed away in 2006, was a professor of early childhood education at Valdosta State University. He has four children: Dave and Bruce from his first wife and Bob and Elizabeth Jean (BJ), who were Beverly’s children. Dr. Tucker is regarded as Dad by all four.view less