A new year can bring your students so much new energy and hope…even if you as the teacher are not feeling it!
It also can bring burnout and senioritis. So how do you get yourself and your students excited and motivated to finish the year strong?
As you reflect on 2023 as a FFA advisor and agriculture teacher… Was it a year of CELEBRATING achievements? Or a year of CELEBRATING growth?
No matter what type of year you experienced, it should be CELEBRATED! And just like you should be CELEBRATED, so should your students!
Who gets frustrated when someone says…
“I wish someone in school taught me…”
“to do my taxes.”
“to jumpstart my car.”
“to apply for a loan.”
And then follows up with…”at least I know mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.”
Recruitment can be a tricky thing.
You have to convince 14-17 year old students to take a class that (in many cases) they do not need to graduate.
You have to convince students with a “too cool for school” mentality to join FFA and dedicate countless out-of-school hours to FFA events and meetings.
Raise your hand if this sounds like you…
One teacher program. Offer 20+ CDEs and LDEs. Limited community involvement. Independently coach the majority of teams.
This was me.
