Not only was Mr. Josh Bledsoe easy and fun to listen to but he gave two concepts that I never want to forget in my Ag. Ed. career.
1. Taking the three circle model of the FFA and substituting the words Community, Students, and School into where Instruction, SAE, and FFA are currently in the model and then adding Ag. Teacher to the middle section where are three overlap now models how that having a strong Ag. teacher is a CATALYST for communities, schools, and students.
2. A pyramid model what an Ag. Educator should want to achieve, show, and practice in their programs to have the strongest program possible!
Results
Actions
Belief
Experiences
Having quality experiences that produce belief in everything from agriculture to leadership to FFA to community. Then on top of that is the influence of your actions and finally the results from the build of and combination of all three.
Other neat ideas and information shared to remember:
- Pg. 7 in the FFA manual - "The heart is at the local level"
- Teaching resources: FFAlearn.org
- Funding your program idea: Alumni Association, either local or county
- "Rome was not built overnight, but it WAS built"
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