ed·u·ca·tion
[ej-oo-key-shuh-n]
–noun 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
2. the act or process of imparting or acquiring particular knowledge or skills, as for a profession.
3. a degree, level, or kind of schooling: a university education.
4. the result produced by instruction, training, or study: to show one's education.
5. the science or art of teaching; pedagogics.
By my definition, education is my other passion in life. Therefore, choosing agricultural education as my major and intended career field was a no-brainer. However, I've found throughout the years that "education" means many things to many people. At times, it's picking up novel to learn about Charles Dickens, and then there's my dad's philosophy of education - keep doing it until you get it right. Needless to say, building our pole barn out back with him was quite an adventure! But it got done and is standing, so mission accomplished.
This past weekend the Ag Ed Block had the privilege of visiting Greene County Career Center in Xenia, Ohio, to learn what education means to them. From building an entire house in carpentry to running a salon in cosmetology, and from extracting DNA from plant cells to designing a 3-D wax printer; these students are gaining an education that is second-to-none.
Above Left: Andrew works to prepare his DNA gel with dye that will indicate the ladders of DNA in various plant cell samples he's taken. This was the culminating piece to 2 weeks of work by the students in the Biotechnology class. Above Right: Haley shows us her market steer, Emitt. She and her father travel nearly every weekend to BEST shows to compete for scholarship money.
These are just two examples of what education looks like at Greene Co. CC. During our time there, we also got to visit students on their job placement sites, learn about how programs can be adapted for special education, how to read a school district report card and why truly caring about a student is our top priority as teachers. While there were many more amazing experiences throughout our time there, it's far too hard to describe the impact this weekend had on my perspective of education. A huge thanks goes out to GCCC Superintendent Dan Schroer for hosting us and all the amazing teachers that allowed us into their classrooms. You all represent education at it's finest.
For more information about Greene County Career Center, please visit http://www.greeneccc.com/greeneccc/site/default.asp.
God Bless,
Hannah
These are just two examples of what education looks like at Greene Co. CC. During our time there, we also got to visit students on their job placement sites, learn about how programs can be adapted for special education, how to read a school district report card and why truly caring about a student is our top priority as teachers. While there were many more amazing experiences throughout our time there, it's far too hard to describe the impact this weekend had on my perspective of education. A huge thanks goes out to GCCC Superintendent Dan Schroer for hosting us and all the amazing teachers that allowed us into their classrooms. You all represent education at it's finest.
For more information about Greene County Career Center, please visit http://www.greeneccc.com/greeneccc/site/default.asp.
God Bless,
Hannah
Well said Hannah! The passion for education is not held only by you, but by many agricultural educators. And, it is evident from our visit to GCCC that education can make a positive difference in the lives of students. It is up to us as future agricultural educators to provide the learning environment for such achievement.
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