Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
When I was in graduate school I discovered a short essay titled “The Poor Scholar’s Soliloquy”. As I read the essay, I thought this could be describing an agricultural student. The essay caused me to do some thinking about the Continue reading The Poor Scholar’s Soliloquy (10/26/2018)
“To Tell The Truth” was a popular television show back in the 1960s. Three people were introduced, all using the same name, and the show host would tell what was noteworthy about the “real” contestant; the other two were impostors. Continue reading The Mystery of the FFA Emblem (10/19/2018)
The two photos are of Staddle Stones. In one photo I am carefully examining a Staddle Stone on the grounds of Hartpury University, an agricultural university in England. The photo was taken earlier this Continue reading What is a Staddle Stone? (10/12/2018)
Many years ago I was observing a student teacher in a rural high school in Indiana. In between classes I was perusing the books in the bookshelf when a book, The Green Hand, caught my attention. I had never seen or Continue reading The Green Hand (10/5/2018)
I hear the train a comin’; it’s rollin’ ’round the bend. That is how a popular Johnny Cash song starts. Farmers in the early 1900s might have been singing a similar song as they waited for the Agriculture Demonstration Train to Continue reading I Hear the Train a Comin (09/28/2018)