2010年末，四川省教育厅为了表彰全省各校外籍教师的先进事迹，弘扬他们的高尚师德和先进思想，特别对43位“2010年度四川省优秀外籍教师”予以表彰，颁发荣誉证书，以资鼓励。棠外PGA外籍教师John获此殊荣。
从2009年至今，外籍教师Garrison Jr John Bettis（美国）一直在我校担任PGA国际课程班的英语教学工作，担任英语、科学、商务、雅思、ACT的教学任务。两年来，John幽默风趣的课堂教学方式不仅深深受到了学生们的喜爱，严谨求实的工作态度更是赢得了领导和同事们的一致好评。
棠外PGA外籍教师被评为“四川省2010年度优秀外籍教师”
闻此喜讯，校长助理王天贵特别对John表示热烈的祝贺和感谢，祝贺John为学校获得如此殊荣，同时感谢John对学校PGA国际课程教学工作所作出的突出贡献，并将四川省教育厅颁发的荣誉证书和奖杯转交给John。
校长助理王天贵特别对John表示热烈的祝贺和感谢
校长助理王天贵特别对John表示热烈的祝贺和感谢
附John获表彰感言：
I moved to China from Charlotte, North Carolina, USA in August, 2006 and began teaching in Wuxi, Jiangsu at an international school. After one year in Wuxi, I moved to Changzhou, Jiangsu and began teaching senior high school students. The program I taught was the Advanced Placement Cambridge University program at Changzhou International School. I taught there for two years and in June, 2009, I moved to Chengdu and began teaching the PGA program to senior 1,2,3 students at TangWai, Foreign Language Experimental School.
I really enjoy teaching the students here at Tang Wai school and watching them make progress towards their ultimate goal of studying abroad at a university in the USA, England or Australia. I remember the first day in senior one class this year. No one would speak. I was afraid they didn’t know any English. Now, they all can speak well and I have fun teaching them. Oh, I must thank them for teaching me many Chinese words. My senior 2 class this year was my first senior one class last year. I can now see the improvement they have made in English and their different subjects. My senior 3 student will be going to America soon to a university and I wish her good luck in her studies and career.
School Food: I actually do like the school food although sometimes it is very spicy. I still have not tried “rabbit,” Tùzǐ.
Special things:
Walking to my class in the morning, I get to see the primary students. I enjoy watching them play and march in line following their teacher.
PGA Staff: Ms. Zeng, Ms. Zou and Arthur Zhang have all been helpful in making my life comfortable in Chengdu. I thank them.
My secret
In 2006, in the USA, I was a real estate agent and mortgage loan officer. I could see the financial crisis was beginning to happen and I wanted to make a career change. I love to travel and I started to research the mysterious and ancient country called China. I decided that Chengdu would be by choice city to live and work. I sold my house, car and furniture and moved to China. It took three years to finally make it to Chengdu. I had read in a travel book that once you move to Chengdu, you won’t want to leave. I think they are right. If the pandas live here, it must be a good place!
My goal: Retire in Hawaii.
Things I like to do:
** Travel to Chengdu every weekend to shop and eat at Chinese and Western restaurants.
** Go to Starbucks (Xīngbakè) to read, do school work, surf the internet and meet Chengdu people and foreigners. I have met many Chengdu people at Starbucks that are now my friends.
** Travel around China and photography.
John Garrison
棠外PGA外籍教师John被评为“四川省2010年度优秀外籍教师”
2006年8月，我从美国北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市来到中国，随后在江苏省无锡市的一所国际学校从教。一年之后我到了常州，在那里开始教授高中学生。在常州国际学校我所教授的项目是“剑桥大学前行预备课程”。我在那里度过了两年的时光，之后在在北京中教国际的帮助下，我于2009年6月来到了成都并开始在棠外教授高中一、二、三年级的PGA（高中国际课程）课程。
在棠外从教的日子我过的很开心，看着我的学生们怀揣去国外上大学的梦想并最终通过自己的不懈努力不断进步着，让我觉得骄傲而欣慰。我记得在今年高一班的第一堂课上，学生们都不愿意发言，我很担心他们一点都不会英文，但是现在，他们的英文都很好，我也越来越享受我的工作。噢！我还要多谢他们教给我很多的汉语。现在我所教的高二班是去年我带的第一届高一，通过一年的学习，我看到他们每个人不仅在英文并且在其他学科上都取得了显著进步。我的高三学生即将踏上去美国求学之路，祝愿她好运！
学校的伙食：我非常喜欢学校餐厅的饭菜，虽然有时候有些菜太辣了，而且到现在我还没尝过兔子肉。
特别的事情：每天早上在去上课的路上，我最喜欢看那些小学生们玩耍，他们在老师的带领下走着正步，非常可爱。
PGA团队：曾主任、邹老师和Arthur 张都非常热情友好的帮助我，使我在中国的日子很开心，我很感谢他们。
我的秘密：
2006年，在美国，我是一个房地产中介和抵押贷款官员，我感觉到金融危机就要发生，于是我决定改变我的事业规划。因为我热爱旅游，所以我开始了解中国这个神秘而古老的国家，然后我决定成都就是我要生活和工作的地方。我卖了房子，汽车和家具，然后义无反顾地来到了中国。事实上，我花了三年的时间才最终来到了成都。我曾经在一本旅游书上读到过这样一句话：“成都，是一座来了就不想离开的城市”，我很赞同，如果熊猫都住在这儿，那这一定是个好地方！
我的目标：在夏威夷退休
喜欢做的事情：
**每个周末去成都市区逛街购物，在中餐或西餐厅吃饭。
**去星巴克看书，工作，上网并和那里的本地人或外国人交谈。我在星巴克认识了很多的本地人并和他们成为了好朋友。
**游遍中国并用相机记录下美丽的景色。
John Garrison
四川省教育厅表彰文件
