Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
Can you teach an old dog new tricks? During my career in Agricultural Education I have experienced numerous approaches to record keeping for the Supervised Agricultural Experience programs (SAE) of our students. For decades we used paper and pencil record Continue reading Can You Teach an Old Dog New Tricks? (4/22/2022)
No! Record keeping is not a four-letter word. However, there are some agricultural teachers (past and present) who might have that opinion when it comes to teaching about record keeping. One such agriculture teacher is Joe Scatterscrew. In case you Continue reading Is Record Keeping a Four Letter Word? (4/15/2022)
An agriculture teacher (who will go unnamed) posted this on social media earlier this week: Well, here it is, that most wonderful time of year: state/national FFA application week! The week where we celebrate forgotten journal entries, chasing down electronic Continue reading Be Careful What You Wish For!
In the 1996 movie Jerry McGuire, one of the characters played by Cuba Gooding Jr. shouts “Show Me the Money”. Nearly 100 years ago agriculture teachers might have said the same thing to their students. The teachers were imploring their students Continue reading Show Me The Money II (4/1/2022)
Three factors were at play in deciding on this Friday Footnote. First, March is Women’s History Month. Every year, March is designated as Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. This month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American Continue reading A Message of Hope (3/25/2022)