Dear Reader, I'm writing this letter as a former high school agriculture teacher, now agriculture and leadership education researcher who recently began researching the ways agriculture teachers interact with boundaries in their work. I'm here to share my experiences, research findings, and perspectives, not because I am an expert, but because it's something I have the privilege to think about regularly for my work. Through this work, my colleagues and I have madean important discovery. Are you ready for it? Here it goes... Our profession has a boundary problem. (Pause for effect) Before we unpack this, I want to share how I think about boundaries and my own struggles with boundaries in my work so you can see where I'm coming from. I see boundaries as limits defining you in a relationship with someone or something. Boundaries identify when your job starts and when it stops. Examples of boundaries in the workplace include statements such as, "I will not bring work home with me," "I will not check email on the weekends," or "I have the right to think about a request for 24 hours before I give a response."
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