The men and women who work year-round to help our nation’s children learn about agriculture are being celebrated today during National Teach Ag Day.
The observance is designed to recognize the many contributions ag teachers make to our society and to encourage the next generation to consider a career in ag education.
“Agriculture is the heart of our great nation. Agriculture teachers are responsible for developing passion and commitment for the agriculture industry in our students,” said Julie Tesch, Executive Director of the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture (http://bit.ly/1G4Jly5). “If we want to continue to feed the world and develop new technological advancements in the agriculture industry, we must support our agriculture teachers and programs.”
National Teach Ag Day is a component of the National Teach Ag campaign initiative.
Cedar Park High School ag teacher Jack Winterrowd tells Tom Nicolette on the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Radio Network (http://bit.ly/1FhGwyP) his school will be promoting agriculture in each of their classes in hopes the young people see there are jobs available for those interested in ag education.
We are facing now a shortage of agriculture science teachers all across the nation–even here in Texas,” Winterrowd said. “With a college education, they can come out and make a difference in society and help young people and realize their goals through agriculture education.
There will be a live National Teach Ag Day webcast from 12:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. Central Time here: http://www.naae.org/teachag/webcast/index.cfm.
People are encouraged to use #Tagged15 to submit questions for the webcast.
Other tools for promoting National Teach Ag Day are available from the National Association of Agricultural Educations here: http://bit.ly/TeachAgDay.