Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
It is Monday morning. What would you do if your students came to class with bags filled with rat tails, sparrow feet, hawk heads, coyote ears, and groundhog tails? If you were an agriculture teacher 75 years ago you would Continue reading I Smell a Rat! (9/3/2021)
I am intrigued by names. When I meet someone with an unusual name, I often ask that person about the origin of their name. My son is Micah Matthew Moore. My wife and I picked two biblical names in honor Continue reading What’s In A Name – Part III (08/27/2021)
We Welcome Jim Connors from the University of Idaho back for Part II of the What’s In A Name Friday Footnote. What’s In A Name? Part 2: State Associations Dr. James J. Connors In part one of this Friday Footnote we looked at the correct Continue reading What’s In A Name – Part II (08/20/2021)
Our guest columnist today is Dr. Connors from the University of Idaho. Take it away Jim. What’s In A Name? Part 1 – National FFA Dr. James J. Connors Ask anyone involved in agricultural education what FFA stands for and they Continue reading What’s In A Name? Part I (08/13/2021)
Note: This Footnote was supposed to have been posted in October but somehow got lost in the cybersphere. Better late than never. Most of us are familiar with the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court case from 1954. It was Continue reading To Practice Brotherhood?? Mendez v. Westminster (10/8/21)