The Decline of Agriculture Education

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of teenage students were asked “What is agriculture”, they would commonly answer “farming”. To them, agriculture is the production of food from a field or milking a cow. Students forget that agriculture is the oldest and most important of the sciences. This is because agriculture is the production of food and fiber, and without it humans would not survive. Students think that it is not practical for them to take agriculture education. After all, why would they need to know how to butcher a calf? In reality, students would never need to know how, unless they are taking an agricultural class specializing in meats.
Another reason why agricultural education is declining is that there are not enough teachers specialized in agriculture. If there are no teachers to teach a course that is already unpopular, that course will easily be eliminated from a school’s education. Some people will not become an agricultural teacher because they have to be certified in secondary science as well. A ...

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