Thinking Different about the Second Component of the Agricultural Education Program Model: Perspectives from a Young Teacher Educator

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Finally, think about this: When and how do you teach SAE as part of your classroom curriculum? I always taught FFA first, thinking that was the hook. As I mentioned earlier, students are used to being part of organizations. I think the hook might be work-based learning. What if we taught about work-based learning, in the context of our agriculture curriculum, first? Students learn about making money, learn about agriculture, and gain workplace readiness skills through a kinesthetic modality that canextend beyond the classroom.Continue to ask unconventional questions and think differently. We are no longer operating with the federal funding and supervision of 1917 and the 1950s. More of our students will not have production agriculture backgrounds,and truly, we are no longer training farmers. We are preparing young people to work in agriculture and be informed consumers and advocates for agriculture. We must align our model and practices with present day realities. Otherwise, we will continue to spin our wheels with regard to the work-based learning component of agricultural education, become another class with a club, and may not be part of Career and Technical Education.