Agricultural Education Systems
Day 1:
The Role of an Advocate
Curfew role play
Define advocacy and answer the following questions:
1. What is an issue you would like to advocate for?
2. What methods can we used to be an advocate?
3. What methods might work best when trying to convince your parents to allow you to stay up an extra hour?
4. Would that also be the best method to convince the President of the United States to sign/veto a bill?
Watch the "What about Now" music video by Chris Daughtry.
FFA discussion meet on how to be better agriculture advocates
Day 2:
Advocacy in Agriculture
Brainstorm a list decisions made everyday and categorize them into one of two groups: decisions that you make by yourself and decision that may require input from others.
Overview of the Farm Bureau
Find a current event from the Farm Bureau linked here that is related to the current concerns of today's agriculture and while you read about it, answer the following questions: who, what, when, where, why and how.
Day 3:
Teach Agriculture
Watch this Teach Ag video. Record 2-3 characteristics that ag teachers need to possess.
Take those 3 characteristics and fill in the sentence: "If I were an ag teacher I would… " for each characteristic.
Interview guest career speaker
Play the game "Think like your Ag Teacher"
Day 4:
Are you Smarter than your Ag Teacher?
Play Are you Smarter than your Ag Teacher game.