A crucial class by Taner

A crucial class by Taner - November 2015 Scholarship Essay

There are many aspects of our education we should be thankful for that many people complain about. We should be happy that we have the opportunity to get an education, and stop complaining about having to attend school. I think that school opens a lot of doors that we can use to help better our lives, and gives us many activities to do. Among these many activities one really sticks out to me, and that is agriculture. Although it is an elective I think it is one of the most crucial classes, and it should be taught everywhere.
A large amount of this country’s economy comes from agriculture, and there are a lot of people that have no clue about all the work that goes into that loaf of bread they can go and buy at the store. Agriculture is taken for granted because people don’t understand what all is put into working a ranch or a farm. When people think about farms, or ranches they just picture big open fields with a few head of cows, or an old farmer driving a tractor through a freshly plowed field. What they don’t imagine is trying to get ear tags in 300 head of young and rowdy calves, or trying to fix a piece of machinery that broke half way through the job. Having an ag class gives you a little bit of insight into the world of agriculture.
There are many things that you do in an agriculture class. One day you can be taking notes in the classroom, and the next heading to a town 3 hours away to go to a livestock show. There is something for everyone to enjoy, if you don’t like animals you could join horticulture and learn about what the large scale farms do to have a good harvest, or even grow your own tomato plants.
I find all Agriculture classes interesting and have taken every subject my school offers. But it doesn’t stop just in the classroom, there is even more to do outside class . There are a lot of different SAE’s (Suppervised Agricultural Expierences) to do. I mostly do shooting for my SAE, but I also land judge. I don’t know what I would do with my free time if I couldn’t shoot for my FFA chapter. Shooting has actually helped me with college. I have colleges looking into me for possible scholarships, without Agriculture and the FFA I wouldn’t have had any of this and, shooting would just be a past time. I wouldn’t know what field of study I would want to go into without Agriculture. Some see Ag as a blow off class or a past time but for many people, it’s their job. American farmers and ranchers need to be thanked, without them this nation would more than likely fail, their jobs are invaluable.