Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
It is not uncommon to find me on an airplane flying somewhere to speak at a conference or conduct a workshop. Typically, the person sitting next to me will strike up a conversation and ask what I do. My response Continue reading The Patrons of Husbandry, Part 2 (9/23/2022)
Have you ever heard of the Patrons of Husbandry? Typically this group is known just as the Grange and members may be called Grangers. Some of the readers of this Footnote may live in areas where the Grange is active Continue reading The Patrons of Husbandry – Part 1 (9/16/2022)
Toby Keith sings the song “Who’s Your Daddy.” This Footnote has a different message than Toby’s song, but the title of the song is appropriate for this Footnote. Before the FFA, there was the Future Farmers of Virginia and there Continue reading Who’s Your Daddy? Predecessors of the FFA Degrees (9/9/2022)
At this time of the school year many agricultural teachers are teaching their first year students about the various FFA degrees that can be earned in the FFA organization. If you want to amaze your students with additional information beyond Continue reading Is There a FFA Degree Higher Than the American FFA Degree? (9/2/2022)
Last week’s Footnote featured a suggested three-circle model of agricultural education that depicted the job of the agricultural teacher in the early days of vocational agriculture. One of the circles, the “All-Day Students” circle contained an internal parenthesis with the words Continue reading What Was the Day-Unit Approach to Teaching Agriculture (8/26/2022)