Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
Typically, in the Friday Footnote, we describe events and activities that have occurred in the past. This week, we are going to look at something that did not happen – a major revision of the FFA Creed. In 1989-90 there Continue reading The Failed Revision of the FFA Creed (1/24/2020)
If you are on a 4 x 4 block schedule, you might be getting ready to teach a unit on the FFA. When agriculture teachers teach about the FFA Creed we often teach the following facts: The creed was written Continue reading The Origins and Revisions of the FFA Creed (1/17/2020)
What better way to start a new year than with a visit from our friend Joe Scatterscrew? If you remember from some past Friday Footnotes, Joe is a fictitious agriculture teacher invented by E. V. Walton, a faculty member at Continue reading A Bad New Year (1/10/2020)
The Friday Footnote last week looked at the relationship that Presidents of the United States had with the FFA organization. As with any historical research, there is always more information that can be discovered. Thanks to several agricultural education professionals Continue reading Follow-Up to the Friday Footnote from Last Week – Presidents & FFA Conventions
Note from the Friday Footnote Curator: This will be the last Friday Footnote for 2019. Enjoy the Christmas Season. Spend time with family and loved ones. See you in January. Just about every time you turn on the television there Continue reading Presidents & National FFA Conventions (12/13/2019)