Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
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)
Good news if you are a baseball fan. This week the major league owners and players reached an agreement to end the lockout. This spring and summer we can look forward to enjoying what some people call America’s Pastime – Continue reading Take Me Out to the Ballgame (3/18/2022)
Agricultural educators are recognized for their expertise in parliamentary procedure. Agriculture teachers often serve as parliamentarians for a variety of professional organizations or are asked to conduct workshops for the officers and members of various groups. When other career and Continue reading How a Pig Caused a War (3/11/2022)