For the Edge Program at SUU I have been given the opportunity to chose a project to help me learn more about something that interests me. For my Edge project I will be working with the High Schools in Iron County including Parowan, Canyon View, and Cedar. Specifically I will be working with the school Principal, Agriculture Teacher/Adviser, and the FFA/Agriculture students attending these schools. Iron County has a rich agriculture history, but there is a disconnection and lack of knowledge of this history.
Each school has a different situation involving agriculture education. Canyon View, Cedar, and Parowan have all struggled at one point to keep an adviser/program going. My involvement in the agriculture community has allowed me to see the problems in the education system regarding this subject. Problems include a need for good teachers that are hard to find, Ag programs that are diminishing with lack of resources and students, and a disconnection between agriculturalists and the general public. I want to help people understand the education on agriculture needs to begin in our schools.
For this project I will interview the Principal of each school as well as the Adviser/Teacher to help me understand their programs, such as how many kids are participating, what they are teaching, and what they want for the future of their program. I will also prepare a presentation for the Ag students to talk about agriculture in our community. Here I can get a better understanding of how the students feel about agriculture and their program.
This information will be very useful to know what is happening inside the Iron County schools regarding agriculture education.
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