Bell Quiz
• On a scratch paper, list three items of legislation
which you think have had an impact on agricultural
education.
• Also, list the name and due date of the first
assignment in this class
First Assignment- Philosophy Paper
Due Sept. 18
• Statement of your beliefs over a specific topic.
• Assignment should outline
• your view for agricultural education as it relates to classroom
and lab instruction, SAE, and FFA leadership.
• Someone who picks up the paper should be able to tell
how you feel those components coordinate to help
students.
• The paper should include both personal stories and
citations from experts.
Origins of Agricultural
Education
AGSC 405
Facilitating Complete Secondary
Agricultural Science Programs
Today YWBAT…
• Discuss the importance of understanding the history
of vocational education.
• Create a timeline of important dates in the history of
agricultural education.
• Identify the important dates in the history of the
National FFA Organization.
• Describe the current status of agricultural education.
Why is it important to study the
origins of agricultural education?
We study history because…
• We need to understand where we’ve come from in
order to understand where we are and where we are
going.
• The current agricultural education system has been
formed based on historical ideals, events, and
legislation.
• These laws impact us TODAY!
Legislation that Impacted Ag
Education
• Morrill Land Grant Act of
• Carl D. Perkins Act of 1984
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• Understanding Agriculture:
1862
Hatch Act of 1887
Morrill Act of 1890
Smith-Lever Act of 1914
Smith-Hughes Act of 1917
FFA History – Public Law
740
• Vocational Education Act of
1963
New Directions for
Education 1988
• Native American Indian
Legislation – 1994
• RAE 2020
• No Child Left Behind
Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862
• Provided land to states to establish colleges for the common
man.
• Purpose of the college was to provide education in agriculture,
engineering, and military training.
• “The land grant university system is being built on behalf of
the people, who have invested in these public universities their
hopes, their support, and their confidence.” – Abraham
Lincoln
Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 Continued…
Why was it important for
public education to
develop in the United
States?
Have land grants lost their
way?
What was it like in 1860s?
Hatch Act of 1887
• Provided $15,000 to each state for the development of ag
experiment stations.
• Purpose was to conduct research to improve production
agriculture.
• Provided a scientific basis for what was being taught at the
land grant colleges.
Morrill Act of 1890
• Provided funding for Ag and Mechanical colleges for AfricanAmericans in the southern states.
• Same provisions as 1862’s.
• 1890’s have their own legislation.
Smith-Lever Act of 1914
• Established the cooperative extension service.
• Purpose was to provide an extension from the land
grant colleges to the local communities.
• Give instruction and practical demonstrations in
agriculture and home economics to “common
people”.
Smith-Hughes Act of 1917
• Established vocational education courses at the
secondary level.
• Ag programs were intended to
• “teach boys about farming”.
• Why was this legislation passed in 1917?
Smith-Hughes Act of 1917
• Contributors
• Charles Prosser
• Head of the National Commission on Aid to Vocational
Education
• Wrote the 16 theorems of vocational education
• Penned much of the act
• Rufus Stimson
• Director of Smith’s Agricultural School and Massachussetts
state supervisor of agricultural education
• Developed the home-project method for students
Public Law 81-740
• Granted a public charter to the National FFA
Organization
• Stipulates that a US Department of Education staff
member be the National FFA Advisor
• Made FFA an INTRAcurricular organization
Vocational Education Act of 1963
• Changed everything for vocational education
• Expanded the scope of ag programs to include off
farm enterprises
• not just production agriculture
• Expanded SAE’s.
• Established work study programs
• Funding increased.
Carl D. Perkins Act of 1984
• This is the current legislation (it’s been modified) for
vocational education.
• Most significant rewrite of vocational education
legislation since 1963.
• Two broad themes:
• Accessibility to all persons
• Improve quality of programs
Understanding Agriculture: New
Directions for Education - 1988
• Multi year study that came
up with recommendations
for ag education.
• Focus must change
• curriculum is outdated.
• All students in K-12
should receive instruction
about agriculture.
• All students in ag
programs should
participate in SAE’s.
• FFA should focus on
skill development
National Ag Research, Extension, & Teaching
Act 1994
• Established agricultural education programs in Native
American systems
• Provided extension education programs on reservations.
• Provided technical assistance and training in subsistence ag
to Native Americans.
• Granted land grant status to 29 tribal colleges through the
American Indian Higher Ed Consortium.
Reinventing Ag Education – Vision 2020
(2000)
• Funding provided through the Kellogg Foundation.
• The Council for Ag Education conducted study.
• Goal: Identify where ag education should be going and what
characteristics it should possess.
• 4 major goals:
• Increase supply of qualified teachers
• All students have access to Ag Ed programs
• All students agriculturally literate
• Partnerships and alliances developed
Elementary and Secondary Education ActNo Child Left Behind (2001)
• Goal is to create the best educational opportunities
for our children and to ensure they have every
opportunity to succeed.
• Sets forth changes in education policy, testing,
accountability, and teacher quality.
• First modeled in Texas.
• Currently in effect… change in progress
Elementary and Secondary Education ActEvery Child Achieves (2015)
• Major overhaul of No Child Left Behind
• Passed the Senate in July
• Gives large portion of the control of education back
to states
• Eliminates the federal AYP accountability
• Eliminates federal government role in choosing state
standards
Reflections
• What is the “relationship” to what you will be doing?
• How does this increase the “relevance” of what you
will teach?
• Should this be included into the “rigor” of your
curriculum?
Is there any other history you
should teach to your students?
History of FFA
Early Future Farmer Organizations
• 1920 – Henry Groseclose established the Future
Farmers of Virginia for boys taking ag classes.
• Henry Groseclose is the “Father of FFA”
• 1926 – New Farmers of America organized in
Virginia.
Future Farmers of America Founded
(1928)
• 33 boys from 18
states met during
the American Royal
• The 1st convention
was held in the
Baltimore Hotel in
Kansas City,
Missouri.
1928 - Continued
• Dr. C.H. Lane
became the 1st
National Advisor.
• The National FFA
Convention was
held in Kansas City
from 1928 to 1998.
FFA History
• 1930
• FFA Creed is written by
E.M. Tiffany.
• 1933
• FFA jacket is designed
by Dr. Gus Lintner of
Ohio.
FFA History
• 1939
• FFA purchases 28.5 acres of land in Alexandria, Virginia;
which was part of George Washington’s estate at Mt.
Vernon.
• 1944
• National FFA Foundation formed.
• Raises money for FFA activities and scholarships.
• 1948
• National FFA Supply service formed.
FFA History
• 1950
• Public Law 740
• Gave the FFA a federal charter.
• Where there is a high school agriculture program, there must
be a FFA chapter.
FFA History
• 1952
• National FFA
Future Farmer
started production.
• FFA Code of
Ethics was created.
FFA History
• 1958
• First National FFA
Center in
Alexandria, Virginia
is dedicated.
• 1965
• FFA and the NFA
“merge”.
FFA History
• 1969
• Girls are admitted
into the FFA.
• 1971
• National FFA
Alumni Association
was founded.
FFA History
• 1988
• Future Farmers of
America changes its
name to the National
FFA Organization.
• 1998
• The National FFA
Center moves to
Indianapolis, Indiana
Today YWBAT…
• Discuss the importance of understanding the history
of vocational education.
• Create a timeline of important dates in the history of
agricultural education.
• Identify the important dates in the history of the
National FFA Organization.
• Describe the current status of agricultural education.