My SAE Visit for a Student Just Starting
I was fortunate enough to experience starting an SAE with a freshman student. My student, his two parents, Mrs. Barzydlo and myself sat down one evening and officially started the SAE Record Books in TheAET.com for two projects.
It was a unique experience because the student's parents were highly engaged and supportive in the process. They threw out many ideas for the student to choose from. They asked helpful questions like "What is an SAE?" "Why does he need an SAE?" in ways that were non-threatening, simply from a place of inquiry to better know their expectations to help their son.
The Types of SAEs the Student Started:
The student decided to start two SAE books. - Placement SAE - Stermer's Auction Service
- Entrepreneurship SAE - Livingston Farm Grain Plot
The Placement SAE is a place that the student displayed auction items and handles livestock in exchange for an hourly wage. The student learns critical career skills including workplace expectations, communicating with bosses and customers, and other aspects of employment that he cannot learn from his family farm. Additionally, he learns about handling livestock and agricultural equipment.
The Entrepreneurship SAE was developed when his father agreed to sell the student a plot for grain crops on the family farm in exchange for the labor it takes to successfully grow and harvest the crops. The student will become proficient in an area he struggles, crop production, opposed to animal science where he has experience with raising cattle.
How do these SAEs contribute to the student's future?
The student has expressed interest in working for the family farm, in addition to other agricultural workplaces. These on farm and placement experiences will develop an agricultural professional network, career readiness skills, and a learning space to apply concepts of critical thinking and self-motivation for success.
Lisa,
ReplyDeleteThese are great opportunities to help your students grow as individuals, but it is also a great opportunity to get to know your students (and their families) better. Keep up the great work, and it should be great for you to see this student grow the SAE program in the next few months, and it is even more fun when you can see it happen over several years' time.
Great work! This is always such an exciting time and even more exciting when the parents are on board!
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