What is a Philosophy?

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What is a Philosophy?
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Agricultural Education What is your Philosophy?
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Historically, Agricultural Education has been .
. .

• Comprehensive in coverage
• Scientific in method
• Practical in impact and focus

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A Comprehensive Agricultural Education Program is
Balanced

• It includes . . .
• Classroom Laboratory
• Instruction
• Youth Leadership Development - FFA
• Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Programs

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All three program components should involve
hands-on/minds-on learning experiences for
students.
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Classroom and laboratory instruction in
Agricultural Education in Oklahoma includes five
major areas of study

• Animal Science
• Plant Science/ Agronomy/Natural
  Resources/Horticulture
• Ag Power Technology
• Marketing/Agribusiness
• Ag Communications

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The FFA Mission

• FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of
  students by developing their potential
  forpremier leadership, personal growth and
  career success through agricultural education.

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Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)

• SAE programs are teacher-supervised,
  individualized, hands-on, student developed
  projects that give students real-world experience
  in agriculture and/or agriculture related areas.
• (Taken from the Oklahoma CareerTech Agricultural
  Education Web site.)

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Quality SAE Programs are

• Curriculum-based
• Student-managed
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• Well planned and comprehensive
• Documented (records and other important data are
  kept systematically)
• Designed so that students can be recognized for
  their accomplishments

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What does the future hold?
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National Vision

• Agricultural education envisions a world
• where all people value and understand
• the vital role of agriculture, food, fiber,
• and natural resources systems in
• advancing personal and global well-being.
• (Think Agricultural Literacy)

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National Mission

• Agricultural education prepares students
• for successful careers and a lifetime of
• informal choices in the global agriculture,
• food, fiber and natural resources
• systems.
• (Think lifelong learning.)

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Again, a Balanced Agricultural Education Program
is the Key!!

• It includes . . .
• Classroom Laboratory
• Instruction
• Youth Leadership Development - FFA
• Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Programs

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Now, what is your philosophy of Agricultural
Education?