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The FFA and You!

The FFA and You!. From Foukeffa.org Chapter 20 AgriScience Explorations 2nd Ed 8th Grade Rotation, Spring 2001 Mrs. Sheryl Schlosser GA Ag Ed Curriculum Office To accompany the Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Course 01012 July 2001. Survey: the chapter. Read the introduction

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The FFA and You!

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  1. The FFA and You! From Foukeffa.org Chapter 20 AgriScience Explorations 2nd Ed 8th Grade Rotation, Spring 2001 Mrs. Sheryl Schlosser GA Ag Ed Curriculum Office To accompany the Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Course 01012 July 2001

  2. Survey: the chapter • Read the introduction • Divide into groups of 3 or 4 people you don’t normally work with • Share ideas on what you think the chapter is about • come up with 5 ideas per group • Compile a master list of student ideas on the board

  3. How education leads to success How to succeed Feel good about what you’re doing Ideas about your future Opportunity Career Success Becoming active in the FFA Your own personal growth Good Leadership Learning how to work with others Learning by doing Learning about the FFA Advantages of the FFA Learning about your surroundings How does the FFA affects your life and education Student ideas about chapter prior to opening it

  4. STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES. 1. Explain the purpose and the History of the FFA 2. Describe how to be an FFA member 3. Explain how the FFA is organized 4. Describe the activities offered by the FFA 5. Explain how to be a good FFA member 6. Recite the FFA Creed

  5. Active FFA Membership Career Development Events (CDE) Chapter FFA Degree Charter FFA FFA Advisor FFA Motto National FFA Organization Future Farmers of America Greenhand FFA Degree Leader Leadership Official Dress Personal Growth Proficiency Awards Vocabulary

  6. Introduction • Key to Success: • With this key you can open any door • Your key can be changed everyday • Your key can open any door you want it to even the “glass ceiling” • Normal • Take that concept and burn it • You decide what’s normal • You can be anything you want to be

  7. Life is a GAMBLE Are you willing to take the risk……. if so proceed into the door of the unknown world of opportunity

  8. Turning heading & subheading into questions • Describe the purpose and history of the FFA? • What are and explain the purposes of the FFA? • Describe Leadership? • Describe Personal Growth? • Describe Career Success? • Describe and compare the history of the FFA now and then?

  9. Questions (continued) • How do you become an FFA member? • What is active membership and list degree requirements? • Compare other types of membership? • What activities are available w/n the FFA? • Define Career Development Events and Proficiency Awards? • How do you become a good FFA member? • What are member responsibilities?

  10. Scholarship Cooperation Recreation Service Thrift Improved Agriculture Leadership Citizenship Patriotism Character What are the purposes of the FFA? The purpose of the FFA is to develop:

  11. Improved Agriculture • Helps students to understand how life has been made easier through improvements in agriculture • milking dairy cows • 400-2000 cows by machine twice / 3 times a day • 20-40 cows by hand twice a day • tractors - 1acre field feeds 20 people • by hand 5 farmers with 5 acres = 500 people • 1 farmer with a tractor 1000 acres = 20,000 people

  12. Leadership • Ability to influence other people to meet individual or group goals • You need to decide where you want to be • :LEAD, FOLLOW or GET OUT OF THE WAY • You have to decide what role is best suited for each situation • You have to be able to assume all roles or change your role very quickly in some situations

  13. Citizenship • Being a productive member of society • if you don’t have to be on welfare or food stamps to survive then DON’T • When you have your hand out ….. • Are you offering or asking for something

  14. Patriotism • Loyalty and love for one’s country • You have to be loyal to what you believe in • Make decisions in life and get off the fence

  15. Character • Morals or values • What you believe in or stand for • What kind of person are you? • How do people look at you? • Are you honest? • Are you a thief?

  16. Scholarship • Academics • strive to be the best students you can be • work hard and obtain good grades • if you need help with an assignment have the courage to ask • Albert Einstein was learning disabled

  17. Cooperation • The act or practice of cooperating • To work together towards a common end or purpose • What happens when people don’t cooperate? • What happens when they do?

  18. Recreation • Allows students to have fun with each other • camps, basketball

  19. Service • Helping others • Employment in duties or work for another • Helping other students or community members • Service with a SMILE….... Whether it’s cleaning floors or being the President of the US

  20. Thrift • Wise economy in the management of money and other resources • using time wisely • Wisely economical • thrift stores

  21. Being active in the FFA allows opportunities too... TRAVEL HAVE FUN MEET PEOPLE

  22. The FFA stresses three closely related areas: LEADERSHIP PERSONAL GROWTH CAREER SUCCESS

  23. Describe Leadership? • Ability to influence other people to meet individual or group goals • A leader is a person who helps others meet their goals • With a little practice these traits can be learned by anyone • personal skills • “how to” skills • “thinking” skills • “people”skills

  24. Leaders are not born…. They are EDUCATED

  25. Personal skills • Traits that make it easy for people to follow the leader • responsibility • hard working • share responsibility

  26. “How to” skills • Helps a leader to share responsibility • organizational skills • organizes meetings • public speaking • written communication

  27. “Thinking” skills • Enables a leader to think and assess problems • analyzing situations • anticipate problems • seeing opportunities

  28. “People” skills • Helps leader relate to others • trustworthy • respect others • positive attitude • good communication skills

  29. Describe Personal Growth? • Developing skills to have a good life • Leadership skills + Career skills = Personal Growth • Social behavior • manners - help us respect others • Citizenship skills • obey laws, vote, make your community a good place to live

  30. How to shake hands: use in saying hello or goodbye, sealing business deals • 1. Use right hand • 2. Grasp - palm to palm (don’t squeeze) • 3. Shake don’t pump • 4. Release after a few seconds • 5. Eye contact • 6. Smile • 7. Speak

  31. Describe Career Success? • Helps people develop skills to begin and advance in careers • Recognizes excellence • Applied through Agricultural Education and SAE to gain practical experience in many areas • some do research, others raise animals or crops

  32. Describe and compare the history of the FFA now and then • It has always been the students first • their needs, interests, and goals • You have to know where you have been….. to know where you are going

  33. History con’t • 1920’s Future Farmers of America was founded by Henry Groseclose in rural Virginia • 1928 1st FFA convention in Kansas City Missouri - 33 delegates • 1934 all states except Rhode Island had FFA • 1939 National FFA Camp on land which belonged to George Washington in Alexandria, Virginia. (The camp later became the National FFA Center.)

  34. History con’t • 1944 National FFA Foundation was formed to use funds from business and industry to support FFA activities. • 1950 Public Law 740 was passed by Congress granting the FFA a federal charter. • 1958 The National Future Farmer magazine was started.

  35. History con’t • 1965 Consolidation with the New Farmers of America (NFA) strengthened the FFA. (NFA was an organization similar to the FFA for African American students.) • 1969 Female students were allowed to become members. • 1971 National FFA Alumni Association was formed.

  36. History con’t • 1988 Name of the organization was changed to National FFA Organization. • 1989 Name of The National Future Farmer magazine was changed to New Horizons. • 1999 National FFA Center moved from Alexandria, VA, to Indianapolis, IN. • 1999 The National FFA Convention was moved to Louisville, Kentucky.

  37. How do you become a member? • Kinds of FFA Membership • 1. Active • 2. Alumni • 3. Collegiate • 4. Honorary

  38. What is active membership? • Students enrolled in agricultural classes in grades 7-12 • Pay local, State and National Dues $10 • Be interested in FFA • Attend meetings on a regular basis • Participate in activities • 4 categories of active status • Greenhand, Chapter Farmer, State Degree, American Farmer

  39. Greenhand Enrolled in Ag with a plan for an SAE Learn Creed, Motto, Salute and Mission Explain colors and emblem Demo code of ethics and proper jacket use history, constitutions and bylaws, POA Access to manual and handbook Chapter Received Greenhand 180 hours class time 3 activities earned or invested $150 or worked 45 hours Lead a 15 min group discussion 5 Parli Pro activities progress towards goal C average in all classes Greenhand versus Chapter FFA Degree

  40. Compare other memberships? • Alumni - former members and others interested in the FFA organization • Collegiate - students enrolled in a 2 or 4 year college • Honorary - adults who have been supportive of the FFA, voted on by members

  41. What activities are available with in the FFA? Something for everyone

  42. Career Development Events Allow members to show the skills learned in the classroom or through SAE’s either individual or group competitions can earn cash, travel and scholarships Proficiency Awards allows students to compete for top achievement in a skill area at local, State and National levels based on SAE’s can earn cash, travel and scholarships Define Career Development Events and Proficiency Awards

  43. How do I become a good FFA member? • More than just paying dues • Know about the organization and its impressive heritage • Be able to: • State the motto • Explain the colors • Describe the FFA emblem • Explain the official dress • Recite the FFA creed

  44. FFA MottoLearning to DoDoing to LearnEarning to LiveLiving to Serve

  45. Colors of the FFA • The colors of the FFA are National Blue and Corn Gold. Blue reminds us that the FFA is a national organization. Gold reminds us that corn is a native American crop grown in every state.

  46. Symbols of the FFA Emblem • The FFA emblem was designed with much thought and meaning. • It is made up of five symbols.

  47. Symbols of the FFA Emblem • A cross-section of an ear of corn. The symbol of corn represents our common agricultural interests, is native to America, and is grown in every state.

  48. Symbols of the FFA Emblem • The eagle. This is symbolic of the national scope of the FFA.

  49. Symbols of the FFA Emblem • The rising sun. It symbolizes progress in agriculture and the confidence that FFA members have in the future.

  50. Symbols of the FFA Emblem • The plow. It is a symbol of labor and tillage of the soil.

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