In a recent conversation with an agriculture teacher friend of mine, I asked him how he incorporated global concepts into his high school classroom. As someone who has traveled abroad, I thought he might mention using his personal experiences in global settings. The story I heard in response to my question was very interesting and a little surprising. When discussing fruit varieties in his horticulture class, the star fruit and the kumquat, which are considered international agricultural products, were mentioned to the class. Since the students had never heard of these fruits before, the teacher went to the local grocery store and purchased these items to bring to class the next day. Not only were the students unaware that these fruits even existed,but were fearful to even try them. Leading by example, this teacher was able to show the students the dreaded star fruit was not dangerous and that learning about new and different things can be fun. It was after this experience that this particular teacher began to infuse globalization into his agriculture classroom.
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