Philosophy of Agricultural Education

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Philosophy of Agricultural Education
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Agricultural educators

• Place emphasis on pragmatism
• Instruction, methodology, program, and courses
  are based on problems of agricultural work
• Goal Practical application into real world
  setting
• Emphasis on learning by doing
• Place emphasis on individual
• Base content of instruction on individual
  problems
• Develop positive self-concept of students
• Believe all students can achieve

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Agricultural educators

• Accept role of vocational guidance
• Provide career education
• Emphasize
• Self-awareness
• Work awareness
• Career awareness
• Educational awareness
• Career orientation
• Career exploration

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Agricultural educators

• Believe in the importance of leadership and
  citizenship development
• Recognize importance of providing instruction to
  students with diverse abilities
• Believe that students should continue their
  education to the baccalaureate level and beyond
• Curriculum encourages thinking/problem solving
• Are community oriented
• Adult education

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Secondary High School Agricultural Education
Classroom/ Laboratory Instruction
FFA
Supervised Experience Programs
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Classroom
Field Trips
Laboratory
SAE
Records
FFA
Agricultural Mechanics
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High School Agriculture Departmental Objective

• Upon completion of the high school agriculture
  program, the student will have earned, saved, and
  invested enough money, and will have acquired the
  necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes to
  enter and succeed in
• Agripreneurship,
• Employment which requires agricultural knowledge
  and skills, and/or
• Agricultural college or technical school