The Influence of Agriculture Educator

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Agriculture Educator
In May of 2010 a group of students dressed in blue corduroy jackets came to Athens Christian School to visit during a chapel service. Georgia FFA state officers, Cain and Filipe, spoke about the endless possibilities one could enjoy while in an organization called FFA. These state officers spoke with confidence and excitement as they talked about agriculture playing a vital role in the lives of students. One major concept they spoke about was how in order to be in FFA one has to be enrolled in an agriculture education course. The following year Athens Christian School had a new agriculture education program with Mrs. Sara Hughes teaching the middle school and high school classes. She is still a current asset in this program, and her hard work is very evident. Mrs. Hughes will be quick to tell anyone that although a career in agriculture education is challenging the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.
Just like every kind of teacher in order to begin teaching they have to obtain a certification. According to an interview with Athens Christian School’s agriculture education teacher, Sara Hughes, she said that an agriculture educator has to have, “At least a Bachelors Degree normally in Ag Ed, and pass the Georgia Assessment for the Certification of Educators (GACE) in the Ag Ed field” (Hughes 1). The GACE is a testing method in Georgia that has been used for several years. According to gace.ets.org, “The purpose of the GACE assessments is to assure that the knowledge and skills acquired by prospective Georgia educators are aligned with state and national standards for educator preparation and with state standards for the P–12 student curriculum — the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS)” (GACE ...

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... a valuable employee once it's time to enter the workforce. These skills include agriculture mechanics, plant science, animal management and nutrition, as well as forestry and natural resources. Agriculture classes have fueled my passion for the agriculture industry and have inspired me to follow my father’s footsteps and one day teach agriculture as well. Whether I teach agriculture in a classroom or on the mission field in another country, I am well prepared and equipped because of the knowledge gained from my agriculture classes. I would not be the person I am today without them” (Thomason 1). Anyone can see from this statement that agriculture education has proven to be useful in life of one student, because of an agriculture educator doing his or her job. Although a career in agriculture education is challenging the benefits clearly outweigh the disadvantages.

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