Ag teachers wear a lot of hats and I love that about ag teachers because we are able to 0:00:21.970,0:00:28.910 influence so many different people on so many different levels
I that makes our jobs really important
whether it's skills used in the greenhouse or skills working with animals
you know these are all a career really related
but by incorporating the three circles SAE, FFA, and Classroom instruction
you are able to see the students grow and become model citizens
so not only do we teach career skills but we teach life skills
I think agriculture teachers are a special breed
I think we have always been kind of called that by our students maybe because our students see us as a different teacher
Everyday it's what I want to do
it's it's what I like to do
is to teach students to impart knowledge to see them achieve their goals
molly
But I think an ag teacher goes above and beyond and spends countless hours
with these students and they
become a mentor, a teacher, a friend
touche
The diversity in agriculture you can specialize
if its plant science, animal science, agribusiness landscape management natural resources to
ag med
and it's everything from production to agriscience
and it's a world of opportunity
some of the classes that an ag teacher may teach on
any given day
may be some sort of ag mechanicas 0:02:09.740,0:02:16.009 or an animal genetics class or a plant science class an ag leadership class
were we can incorporate a little bit of science
and shop and construction and trades
Hands on activities are done in my class compared to traditional teaching
we are
in such a dramatic time of need for agriculture educators but also for agricultural students
going into the agriculture profession we need new students with new energy
excited and well versed in ag education in the background to lead our nation forward
We need the best people that we can get
to become teachers because there's such a shortage all over the country
and
there's great opportunities and at various levels whether a person wants to teach at the high
school level or community college at the university of become a teacher educator whatever
it happens to be
%uh there are tremendous opportunities
today there are approximately eighty-two hundred high school and middle school agricultural
education programs
employeeing about twelve thousand ag teachers in all fifty states and for puerto rico
these programs prepare students for success by helping them develop leadership skills
teaching them high level academic concepts and by giving them the tools they need for
the next phase of their lives
even with the thousands of a teacher's currently employ
they're still aren't enough
so all the jobs that are available
every year programs calls because it can find a qualified a teacher
they're also opportunities to start new programs especially in urban areas that go unfufilled again
because
they're simply aren't enough qualified teachers to keep up with demand
I have been doing this twenty eight years
everyday I enjoy going to work
everyday I enjoy seeing my students
every day
everyday it's a challenge
but I would not do anything else
I am an agricultural educator by choice and not by chance
I believe in American agriculture
I dedicated my life towards development
and the advancements of its people
I will strive to set before my students by my actions to the highest standards of
citizenship
for the community state
and nation
there's not another profession like it
come join us
