history of ffa ms. lane objectives explain historical ffa events orally identify ffa events and...
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History of FFA
Ms. Lane
Objectives
• Explain historical FFA events orally
• Identify FFA events and their according facts and dates with a memory game
• Demonstrate acquired knowledge of historical events with a quiz
SO WHAT????
• Women go to home economics
• White males join Future Farmers of America to learn about farming
• Black males join New Farmers of America to learn about farming
Does this sound ok to you???
National Officer Team State Officers
Morrill land grant act of 1862
• Provided land to states to establish colleges for the common man.
• Provide education in agriculture, engineering, and military training.
Hatch Act of 1887
• Provided $15,000 to each state for the development of ag experiment stations.
• Purpose was to conduct research and provide scientific basis for information taught in colleges.
Morrill Act of 1890
Provided funding for Ag and Mechanical colleges for African-Americans.
Smith-Lever Act of 1914
• Established the cooperative extension service.
• Purpose was to help local communities in agriculture and home economics.
Smith-Hughes Act of 1917
• Established vocational education courses in high schools.
• Ag programs were intended to “teach boys about farming.”
1926
Henry Groseclose established the Future
Farmers of Virginia for boys taking ag classes.
1928
33 students from 18 states established the
Future Farmers of America in Kansas City.
1929
National blue and corn gold adopted as official colors.
1933
Official delegates vote to adopt the jacket as the
official dress.
1935
New Farmers of America an organization for African-
American boys is formed inVirginia.
1950
U.S. Congress passes Public Law 81-740 passed. This granted the FFA a federal
charter and declares the ag teacher must also be the FFA
advisor.
1963Vocational Education Act of
1963• Expanded the scope of ag
programs to include off farm enterprises
• Expanded SAE’s.• Funding increased.
1965
New Farmers of America merges with
the FFA adding 50,000 members.
1969
Women are allowed membership at the national
level. Today 35% of FFA membership is female.
1988Understanding Agriculture: New
Directions for Education• FFA changes name to “National FFA
Organization.”• Middle school students allowed to be
FFA members.
2000Reinventing Ag Education:
Vision 2020• 4 major goals: Increase supply of qualified
teachers All students have access to Ag
Ed programs All students agriculturally
literate Partnerships and alliances
developed
What does it mean?
• Think about your own contribution to FFA– What have you learned from your
experiences?– Why is it important to be aware of the
important events of our organization?– What is the reason we need to be
aware of our past?– To you, what is the most important event
and why?
Today…
• Today we discussed some of the most important events in the history of FFA.
• It is important to understand the foundation of our organization and the events which left a huge impact on it.
Game Time!
• Find a partner• Get a set of cards• Place cards face down on table• Goal: Find the event that
matches its name or date