Learning to Do, Doing to Learn: The Need for Professional Development with an Emphasis on Alternatively Certified Agriculture Teachers

摘要

Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to serve. " These words reflect the FFA Motto andrepresent the backbone of what agricultural education symbolizes. Agricultural education has always prided itself on experiential, hands-on learning. For many, there is no better way to learn than through real-life experience. As such, "learning to do" and "doing to learn" hold special significance in our profession because they insinuate lifelong learning and viability for our future. As a young child, I was brought up watching Westerns. John Wayne was my dad's favorite cowboy actor. I remember watching "The Duke" perform his antics almost nightly on our small, rabbit-eared television set. His classics have provided timeless entertainment for all ages throughout the years. However, as much as I liked John Wayne and his films, Lonesome Dove has alwaysbeen my favorite cowboy movie. Captain Woodrow Call and Gus McRae forever changed the way I viewed westerns. To this day, my brother and I still enjoy reciting quotes from that movie. However, one stands out in my mind. For those who have seen the movie,Newt wants to "get an education" by hanging out with Woodrow and Gus. Yet, Woodrow knows better and shelters the boy from the things he does not yet need to be exposed.