Growing up as a teachers’ kid, you quickly learn what makes a good teacher. A good teacher encourages you to think, challenges your beliefs and opinions and helps you gain more knowledge than you ever thought possible. Chris Raines was a good teacher. Now, I never sat in Chris’s classroom, but I know this is true. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘challenges’
A world of opportunities
Posted in Agriculture, Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, careers, challenges, college, jobs, opportunity on June 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I know I’ve been rather absent from the blog these past few weeks, but it has been absolutely crazy. This week, I will be making one of the most important decisions of my career — selecting my first job.
Flooding and agriculture – Can’t even imagine
Posted in Agriculture, tagged agriculture, challenges, dedication, farming, flooding, food, risk on May 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
My friend Janice has been using her blog to keep us up-to-date on the flooding of the Mississippi River over the past couple of weeks as its been affecting Memphis, where she lives. Thankfully, all of her family is alright and none of her possessions have been damaged. She’s been one of the lucky ones, [...]
It looks…kind of like…a light up ahead!
Posted in College, tagged #agchat, challenges, college, education, opportunity on May 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
So, looking back on my last post, I realize how scared I was just a week ago looking forward at what my future might look like without student teaching the picture. “Dark twisty path” I think is how I phrased it. Well, now I can confidently say a week later, there is definitely a light [...]
An early life crisis and the stress that ensues
Posted in College, tagged agriculture, challenges, college, education, internships, opportunity, teaching on April 20, 2011 | 3 Comments »
To say something hasn’t been nagging at me for a while would be complete denial. The fact of the matter is, though, I have been really fearful to say anything for worry that people or — let’s face it — I would be disappointed in me. Well, I’ve said it out loud to a few [...]
My life, as shaped by agricultural education
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, challenges, college, dedication, education, FFA, impact, Michigan State University, MSU, teaching on March 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In honor of National Teach Ag Day, I wanted to share my vision of the power of agricultural educators. As the daughter of an ag teacher, I was practically born in a blue, corduroy FFA jacket and had Ag Sales CDE practicums memorized better than the high school kids when I was 10. To this [...]
Cheering a losing team…now that’s dedication!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, agvocacy, challenges, dedication, farming, food on January 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
When my boyfriend and I watch our beloved Spartans play, we tend to have different attitudes when they’re losing. Yesterday, we got to experience this difference full force when the guys went down (rather painfully) to Alabama 49-7 in the Capital One Bowl. See, when our team is losing by a lot, Mitch tends to [...]
