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are there key to the program. They
need to know more about it so they
can help good students to decide to
enter the program.”
Harrison said he also encourages
the concept of holding in
formational assemblies in the
middle school to acquaint students
with the vo-ag program and its
opportunities. He is pleased with
the choice of James for a teacher,
pointing out, “Our administration
searched through a lot of people
until they chose Mr. James. We felt
he was a really key person.”
For his part, James looks at the
position as a golden opportunity.
He says, “There are not many
opportunities for starting a
program from scratch and shaping
it. Most people have to go with
what is already established.”
One of his first steps will be to
establish an advisory committee
representing a wide range of
people in the community. He wants
this committee to help in the goal
of designing the program to fit
community needs, and to help
determine the kinds of facilities
which should be used. At the
present time, James and his
students move among these
classrooms for instruction and
share space in the machine shop.
“The kids are enthusiastic, but
they can’t jump right in. They
want to get to the hands-on stuff
and that takes some time. They are
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field trip to Harrison’s farrow to
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The course is designed as a
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of course, the benefits are not all in
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James agrees, “I want to help
students to set goals and realize
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mediate gratification in awards
from their successes. And they get
some very basic skills. The FFA
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A major goal will be to see the
students entering and winning
FFA contests which will spur the
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He also wants to prepare
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Asked about the cost of
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at a time. Everything in education
costs money, and if we have
enough student interest, we feel we
should meet their needs. ’ ’
For now the students are
James, new vocational-agriculture instructor at
Littlestown High School, works with Mark Flynn, a senior, at
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